Members of Congress are failing to hire diverse top staffers — here’s why that’s a problem

This week, President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address, laying out his policy agenda before Congress. Congress choosing to act upon the president’s proposed measures is one thing, but how they’ll accomplish anything at all depends, in part, on another matter entirely: the teams congressional members assemble to work for them.

Top congressional staffers are the backbone of Congress, yet very few pay attention to the critical role they play in the institution.