CR: It’s been over a year since CNN first reported on Capitol Hill’s subculture of suit-clad sexual predators, otherwise known as the “creep list,” and now we might finally see some real reforms on how Congress handles sexual harassment claims in its own ranks.
A bipartisan group of group of lawmakers on the House Ethics Committee sent out a letter Monday calling for a deal with the Senate to finally get reform legislation to the president’s desk. Both chambers passed legislation to deal with such things as the notorious “hush fund” used to pay for harassment settlements out of taxpayers’ pockets and the Byzantine, bureaucratic procedures for staffers to report their colleagues and bosses for inappropriate behavior.
However, those hungry for a more accountable legislative branch have had to wait months for lawmakers to make any real movement towards a deal on reconciling the two differing bills so that the reforms can become law.
The Senate bill is less stringent on lawmakers than the version passed by the House. For example, the Senate version would hold lawmakers personally liable for the monetary damages that result from harassment cases, but not those from discrimination cases. more here
Reforms? Shit. I wanna see the list!
One immediately wonders if Catholic leadership has a similar list…
For anyone who thinks DC is not a “swamp”, here’s the proof that it is.
The only acceptable reform is 1) do away with slush fund altogether and 2) all those that received benefits in the past return the money (requiring interest is probably asking for too much) or lose their voting rights on the floor of Congress. I know crickets and all that!
Until all the perps are frog marched to and displayed at a White House press conference nothing is settled.
After GWB’s criminals , NAMING NAMES: BRENNAN, CLAPPER, MUELLER. et al , are in jail we can see sin REAL “Creep list” reforms. everything before then will be a fake, rogue, total fiction …. AS TARP would end the recession 10 years ago. Remember how that worked?
Probably the people on the ‘creep list’ are the ones writing the reform legislation.