Being a congressional intern can feel like drinking out of a fire hose, or at least it did to Maggie Mahfood-Bradley when she arrived on the Hill in 2016.
Her boss’ staff had competing priorities, and getting interns oriented wasn’t always near the top of the list, said Mahfood-Bradley, who is now director of special projects under the House Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
“It’s really trying to learn and not feel that I’m being burdensome to the staff that I’m working with,” she said in a recent interview. “It’s kind of a balance. … And it was overwhelming at the time.”
