House sinks Mace’s push to make all congressional sexual harassment records public
This is performative politics again.
The House voted on Wednesday to sink an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to release all the records pertaining to congressional sexual harassment investigations, which the congresswoman called “bulls****.”
The chamber voted 357-65-1 to refer her resolution to the House Ethics Committee, from where her bill would have forced all documents related to sexual harassment investigations to be made public within 60 days.
Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), the sole member who voted present, sits on the House Ethics Committee. Of the members who voted against referring, 27 were Democrats, and 38 were Republicans.
In a statement after the vote, Mace said both parties “colluded to protect predators.”
“Every member who voted against this resolution voted to protect the cover-up instead of the victims,” Mace said. “We don’t want to hear a single Member who voted this resolution down utter the name of a single Epstein victim. You don’t get to bury sexual harassment records in Congress and then pretend you care about victims. Pick a side.”
Supporters of Mace’s resolution are also upset with the resolution being essentially killed.
“This is completely not acceptable,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who voted against referring, told reporters. “I wouldn’t tolerate it on the Democrat side. I’m sure as hell not going to tolerate it on the Republican side.”
“Not to mention, I have young female staff in my office,” she added. “What does that say to them?”
House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) said in a statement ahead of the vote that passing the resolution “could chill victim cooperation and witness participation in ongoing and future investigations.”
“We will continue to strive to improve the Committee’s investigative processes, and the Committee is always open to considering ways to more swiftly bring accountability to bear,” House Ethics Committee leadership said. “We believe House Resolution 1072 could have a negative impact on the Committee’s ability to investigate and eliminate sexual misconduct in the House.”
Referring a piece of legislation to its respective committee is a tactic often used by leadership to avoid putting members on the record voting for or against controversial measures. Several resolutions looking to censure members of Congress have been put up for a vote to table or refer to a committee to avoid taking politically damaging votes, with some success.
The vote on Wednesday essentially makes …
This is performative politics again.
The House voted on Wednesday to sink an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to release all the records pertaining to congressional sexual harassment investigations, which the congresswoman called “bulls****.”
The chamber voted 357-65-1 to refer her resolution to the House Ethics Committee, from where her bill would have forced all documents related to sexual harassment investigations to be made public within 60 days.
Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), the sole member who voted present, sits on the House Ethics Committee. Of the members who voted against referring, 27 were Democrats, and 38 were Republicans.
In a statement after the vote, Mace said both parties “colluded to protect predators.”
“Every member who voted against this resolution voted to protect the cover-up instead of the victims,” Mace said. “We don’t want to hear a single Member who voted this resolution down utter the name of a single Epstein victim. You don’t get to bury sexual harassment records in Congress and then pretend you care about victims. Pick a side.”
Supporters of Mace’s resolution are also upset with the resolution being essentially killed.
“This is completely not acceptable,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who voted against referring, told reporters. “I wouldn’t tolerate it on the Democrat side. I’m sure as hell not going to tolerate it on the Republican side.”
“Not to mention, I have young female staff in my office,” she added. “What does that say to them?”
House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) said in a statement ahead of the vote that passing the resolution “could chill victim cooperation and witness participation in ongoing and future investigations.”
“We will continue to strive to improve the Committee’s investigative processes, and the Committee is always open to considering ways to more swiftly bring accountability to bear,” House Ethics Committee leadership said. “We believe House Resolution 1072 could have a negative impact on the Committee’s ability to investigate and eliminate sexual misconduct in the House.”
Referring a piece of legislation to its respective committee is a tactic often used by leadership to avoid putting members on the record voting for or against controversial measures. Several resolutions looking to censure members of Congress have been put up for a vote to table or refer to a committee to avoid taking politically damaging votes, with some success.
The vote on Wednesday essentially makes …
House sinks Mace’s push to make all congressional sexual harassment records public
This is performative politics again.
The House voted on Wednesday to sink an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to release all the records pertaining to congressional sexual harassment investigations, which the congresswoman called “bulls****.”
The chamber voted 357-65-1 to refer her resolution to the House Ethics Committee, from where her bill would have forced all documents related to sexual harassment investigations to be made public within 60 days.
Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), the sole member who voted present, sits on the House Ethics Committee. Of the members who voted against referring, 27 were Democrats, and 38 were Republicans.
In a statement after the vote, Mace said both parties “colluded to protect predators.”
“Every member who voted against this resolution voted to protect the cover-up instead of the victims,” Mace said. “We don’t want to hear a single Member who voted this resolution down utter the name of a single Epstein victim. You don’t get to bury sexual harassment records in Congress and then pretend you care about victims. Pick a side.”
Supporters of Mace’s resolution are also upset with the resolution being essentially killed.
“This is completely not acceptable,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who voted against referring, told reporters. “I wouldn’t tolerate it on the Democrat side. I’m sure as hell not going to tolerate it on the Republican side.”
“Not to mention, I have young female staff in my office,” she added. “What does that say to them?”
House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) said in a statement ahead of the vote that passing the resolution “could chill victim cooperation and witness participation in ongoing and future investigations.”
“We will continue to strive to improve the Committee’s investigative processes, and the Committee is always open to considering ways to more swiftly bring accountability to bear,” House Ethics Committee leadership said. “We believe House Resolution 1072 could have a negative impact on the Committee’s ability to investigate and eliminate sexual misconduct in the House.”
Referring a piece of legislation to its respective committee is a tactic often used by leadership to avoid putting members on the record voting for or against controversial measures. Several resolutions looking to censure members of Congress have been put up for a vote to table or refer to a committee to avoid taking politically damaging votes, with some success.
The vote on Wednesday essentially makes …
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