Sen. Katie Britt drew on her skills learned from years as a congressional staffer when she worked with Democrats this summer to negotiate a spending bill filled with contentious issues such as border security. Then the Alabama Republican, believing it ultimately fell short, voted against it.
Senior Republicans have elevated the 41-year-old first-term lawmaker, the youngest Republican woman to ever serve in the Senate, to a coveted position on the Appropriations Committee and a seat at Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) leadership table.
As she endeavors to build a national profile, Britt is trying to follow the example of her ...