Americans were rightfully outraged when they learned that members of
Congress had used taxpayer dollars to pay settlement claims to alleged
victims of sexual harassment.
They were even more outraged when they saw the numbers. The secret payouts for harassment claims, of which there have been more than 200, amounted to more than $17 million. There's no telling so far how much of that money went to silence sexual assault accusers.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is seeking to release the names of lawmakers who used this "hush fund." She's a co-sponsor of the Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act, which would require full disclosure of the settlements within 30 days.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/11/30/blackburn-were-going-to-release-names-of-congressmen-who-used-hush-fund-n2416191
They were even more outraged when they saw the numbers. The secret payouts for harassment claims, of which there have been more than 200, amounted to more than $17 million. There's no telling so far how much of that money went to silence sexual assault accusers.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is seeking to release the names of lawmakers who used this "hush fund." She's a co-sponsor of the Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act, which would require full disclosure of the settlements within 30 days.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/11/30/blackburn-were-going-to-release-names-of-congressmen-who-used-hush-fund-n2416191
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