Newly released documents reveal more than $300,000 in taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving lawmakers

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Source: CNN

Taxpayers have paid more than $300,000 in confidential sexual harassment settlements on behalf of six former members of the House of Representatives or their offices, according to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace and documents reviewed by CNN.

The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights was compelled to turn over the settlement documents to Congress following a subpoena from Mace, who has helped lead an effort on Capitol Hill to push for transparency and accountability following sexual misconduct allegations that led to a pair of high-profile resignations.

A CNN review of over 1,000 pages of case files, including counsel notes, settlement documents and formal complaints, offers a window into allegations that certain members leveraged their positions of power to mistreat their staff.

The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights is involved with a range of complaints against members, not exclusively sexual harassment claims.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/newly-released-documents-reveal-more-040150883.html

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1. The creeps should pay that money back!!! Why the hell do WE pay???

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2. Both Dems and Reps guilty

Gee, it’s like “this shit is so common” we have to set aside money to pay off the victims. The U.S. is not the only nation so afflicted. I’d say most countries have to deal with this filth.

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From Nancy Mace:

The files are out.

Our subpoena has uncovered settlements totaling $338,000 from Congress's sexual harassment slush fund.

Nine members named. Records before 2004 - destroyed.

357 members of Congress voted to keep it hidden. We’re leading the charge to release them despite their opposition.

2007: Rodney Alexander ($15,000)
2009: Office of Carolyn McCarthy (2 cases resulting in 1 settlement) ($8,000)
2010: Eric Massa I ($85,000)
2010: Eric Massa II ($20,000)
2010: Eric Massa III ($10,000)
2010: John Conyers I ($50,000)
2014: Blake Farenthold ($84,000)
2014: John Conyers (Severance pay $27,111.75)
2017: Patrick Meehan (2 cases resulting in 1 settlement) (Severance pay $39,250)
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The mere existence of a Congressional sexual harassment slush fund is horrendous, obscene, unacceptable, heinous, absurd.....

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