White House internships will be paid for the first time, opening the doors of the prestigious program to lower-income applicants
When he was doing his own unpaid internships, Vera said that he would"immerse into this culture of pay your dues and grind, hustle."
"I had a lot of challenges doing my unpaid internships coming from a working class background," Vera said. Now, the funding has removed a barrier for more working class interns, Vera said. It's the culmination of years of organizing after a group of over 200 former White House interns"This Administration is committed to advancing equity, and we appreciate the bipartisan support for the President's proposal to help remove barriers to equal opportunity," a White House spokesperson said in a statement to Insider.
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