House lawmakers on Capitol Hill introduced new legislation on Wednesday that will expose those who have used taxpayer-funded secret settlements to address misconduct claims after a wave of outrage over sexual misconduct allegations have engulfed Washington, D.C. in recent weeks.
One of the bill’s sponsors, Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, said enough is enough with politicians getting away with sexual misconduct.
“For far too long sexual predators have roamed freely through the halls of Congress — the people’s house — while survivors of sexual harassment and assault have essentially been isolated, bullied and shamed into silence,” Gabbard said.
The new bill, the Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act, as Fox News explains, “would require the disclosure, within 30 days, of all settlement payments along with the lawmakers involved and the nature of the allegations.”
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