House Speaker Paul Ryan wants lawmakers and their staff to complete sexual harassment training.
The Wisconsin Republican wrote a letter to his colleagues on Friday saying recent reports of sexual harassment by public figures are “deeply disturbing” and says lawmakers can and should lead by example.
The Associated Press recently reported that female lawmakers say they have been harassed or subjected to hostile sexual comments by fellow members of Congress.
In his letter, Ryan says lawmakers have a responsibility to make sure the Capitol is “free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation.”
His comments come on the same week D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill that would provide congressional staffers the same protections in the workplace that are given to other government employees.
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