The US House of Representatives is heading into a fresh battle over sexual misconduct, with multiple lawmakers under investigation and revelations that taxpayer funds were used to settle similar allegations in the past.
The US House of Representatives faces an intensifying reckoning over sexual misconduct when it returns from spring recess next week, with fresh allegations, ongoing investigations and new transparency demands fuelling growing outrage on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) is the latest member under scrutiny, facing allegations of inappropriate conduct with female staffers. Edwards has denied all claims.
Documents obtained through a subpoena of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights revealed that six former lawmakers’ offices paid over $300,000 in taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct allegations.
Rep. Nancy Mace, who spearheaded the subpoena, was blunt: “Congress has spent decades hiding this from the American people, and enough is enough. Taxpayers didn’t sign up to foot the bill for cover-ups.”
The House Ethics Committee has conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations since 2017, with five cases reportedly undisclosed to the public.
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