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Stennis Center Seeks $430,000 to Maintain Congressional Training Programs
Summary
The Stennis Center for Public Service asked the House Appropriations subcommittee for level funding of $430,000 for fiscal 2026 to continue congressional training programs, saying a recent move to the Library of Congress and volunteer alumni helped contain costs.
The Stennis Center for Public Service asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch on behalf of its congressional programs for level funding of $430,000 for fiscal 2026.
The appropriation supports the Stennis Center’s congressional programs — the Stennis Congressional Staff Fellows Program, the Emerging Leaders Program and the Stennis Program for congressional interns — which the center said train congressional staff and promote public service. The center’s executive director told the subcommittee that without the appropriation the programs would be “severely reduced, if not eliminated.”
Brian Pugh, executive director of the Stennis Center for Public…
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