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Two members of Congress said today that some of their colleagues have engaged in sexual harassment with staffers and others, including exposing their genitals, groping women on the House floor and asking apparently lewd questions such as "are you going to be a good girl?"
The comments came during the House Administration Committee's first hearing to review sexual misconduct policy in the House of Representatives.
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In a video posted online Friday morning, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said that a chief of staff forcibly "kissed me and stuck his tongue in my mouth" when she was working as a congressional staffer.
Speier continued in the video, “Many of us in Congress know what it’s like because Congress has been a breeding ground for a hostile work environment for far too long.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Paul Ryan said today, that the House will require anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for all members and their staffs. The announcement came just hours after a hearing in which two female lawmakers spoke about sexual misconduct involving sitting members of Congress.
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) informed NBC’s Chuck Todd on Tuesday that $15 million in taxpayer money had been paid out over the years to settle sexual harassment suits filed against members of Congress.
Earlier in the day, Speier testified in front of the House Administration Committee that two members of Congress, a Republican and a Democrat, have engaged in sexual harassment in the past.
Todd asked Speier about her allegations of sexual harassment and what she believes her responsibility is in going public with that information.
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
a reply to: carewemust
No surprise really, after all they always talk out of their ass.
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
a reply to: carewemust
No surprise really, after all they always talk out of their ass.
Some in Congress apparently didn't get the memo that there are cameras always rolling? The fact that they would do this under those circumstances is most surprising to me.
originally posted by: ErrorErrorError
What else can you expect of your congress when even your current president is groping women?!
Why is it that you defend when douche a l'orange harass women but get outraged when politicians do it?
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
I think that sexual harassment, has been prevalent for as long as man has existed, the only thing that's changed is technology and the many ways in which you can now be caught and exposed for any actions.
-Alee