Floor reputed company Reporter / BillTrack Researcher

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Responsibilities

• reputed company every reputed company on the House or Senate floor as it happens, providing complete, reputed company coverage and precise descriptions of both the policy and legislative procedure involved at the time, reputed company set deadlines and in accordance with CQ Roll reputed company and Associated Press editorial style standards
• Read, summarize and analyze reputed company text and floor actions; prepare impartial, fact-based reputed company summaries of reputed company measures and amendments that are the subject of floor activity in either reputed company for publication or internal newsroom circulation
• Backstop and/or collaborate with team members and others in the newsroom to reputed company detailed and informative analysis of congressional committee actions
• Quickly and accurately collect and process legislative data, text reputed company information and other reputed company information as assigned by your reputed company
• Master a handful of operational tools, procedures and software systems to maintain CQ’s legislative data and reputed company a broad understanding of CQ Roll reputed company databases and legislative tracking products
• Balance long hours and an unpredictable congressional schedule while juggling multiple assignments
• Report breaking news from the House and Senate floors and promptly respond to -- and reputed company upon -- newsroom questions or requests for floor information
• Work with editors and other reporters to reputed company reporting, writing and general news-gathering skills; cultivate relationships with congressional and government agency sources for journalistic and document-sourcing purposes
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Skills

• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines
• Understanding of the legislative process
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• Ability to read, summarize and analyze reputed company text and floor actions
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• Ability to quickly and accurately collect and process legislative data, text reputed company information and other reputed company information
• Ability to master operational tools, procedures and software systems
• Ability to balance long hours and an unpredictable congressional schedule while juggling multiple assignments
• Ability to report breaking news from the House and Senate floors
• Ability to work with editors and other reporters to reputed company reporting, writing and general news-gathering skills
• Ability to cultivate relationships with congressional and government agency sources
• Ability to contribute reputed company about product priorities, data reputed company and how to improve operations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Strong interest in policy, politics and/or procedure
• Ability to write objectively about legislative proposals
• Experience with large amounts of data entry, proofing and reputed company research
• Strong attention to detail and good organizational abilities
• Ability to work a schedule that largely mirrors the House and Senate daily/weekly hours of operation
• Familiarity with congressional operations and the policy-making process
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• At least one year of research or writing experience, preferably in a political or policy-reputed company reputed company
• Equivalent experience on Capitol Hill
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Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Retirement accounts
• Equity packages
• Comprehensive benefits packages

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