Flipping the House means hundreds of new jobs for Washington Dems

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A Democratic takeover of the House means more than just setting a new agenda and vigorous investigations into the Trump administration — it also means hundreds of jobs for Democrats in Washington, D.C.

Nancy Pelosi’s party hasn’t controlled the House since 2010, which means they only get the rights to hire about one-third of the staff in the 21 primary House committees. The other two-thirds are hired by Republicans.

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