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As the main modernizer in the House, the Democrat from Washington state was tasked with making change. Now he’s taking stock.

“With all the security barriers, it’s not easy to get picked up and dropped off at the Capitol campus,” said former Rep. Jim Langevin.

WASHINGTON — When money gets low, some House staffers hit up receptions around the District for free food. Others, especially junior staffers, work multiple jobs to get them from one paycheck to the next. Still others run up credit card debt while working in the halls of Congress — whatever…

The low pay on the Hill has been an issue for years, but the infrequency of the paychecks, just one per month, can compound the problem.

WASHINGTON — The “fix Congress” panel that officially disbanded last session will return in the 118th Congress in a different form.

The “fix Congress” panel that officially disbanded last session will return in the 118th Congress in a different form.

As the Modernization panel tasked with dragging Congress into the 21st century issues its final report, it looks to rise from the dead.

The House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress approved 23 new recommendations and one old one in a brief markup Thursday.

WASHINGTON — It felt almost like a graduation ceremony Wednesday at the final hearing of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, as witnesses and lawmakers alike celebrated their wins and dreamed of the future.