Rep. Comstock: Harassment Settlements Can’t Come Out of Congressional Shush Fund, They Have to Pay It Themselves

>> Barbara Comstock we ve ░░░░░░░░ here before I covered ░░░░░░░░ Clarence Thomas anita hill ░░░░░░░░ I was on Meet ░░░░░░░░ Press that Sunday during ░░░░░░░░ horrible weekend Nothing has ░░░░░░░░ over these decades Well ░░░░░░░░ serve on the committee ░░░░░░░░ house administration committee that ░░░░░░░░ the hearings this week ░░░░░░░░ I shared a story ░░░░░░░░ had been relayed to ░░░░░░░░ anonymously I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about that story ░░░░░░░░ was a friend of ░░░░░░░░ who told me about ░░░░░░░░ victim who wanted to ░░░░░░░░ anonymous but a current ░░░░░░░░ sitting member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ s Democrat or Republican ░░░░░░░░ don t know who ░░░░░░░░ is but asked this ░░░░░░░░ to come over bring ░░░░░░░░ papers you know to ░░░░░░░░ residence and then arrived ░░░░░░░░ a towel at the ░░░░░░░░ Had the staffer come ░░░░░░░░ and then exposed himself ░░░░░░░░ left She then quit ░░░░░░░░ job and has now ░░░░░░░░ on But my friend ░░░░░░░░ this story to me ░░░░░░░░ understand this is going ░░░░░░░░ right now I can ░░░░░░░░ you from the hearing ░░░░░░░░ we had this week ░░░░░░░░ had a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on the changes that ░░░░░░░░ to be made I ░░░░░░░░ together with congresswoman Jackie ░░░░░░░░ and congressman burn and ░░░░░░░░ all went through the ░░░░░░░░ and congresswoman Speier s ░░░░░░░░ and we are on ░░░░░░░░ same page We are ░░░░░░░░ to get mandatory training ░░░░░░░░ uniform anti harassment zero ░░░░░░░░ policies in place We ░░░░░░░░ not going to allow ░░░░░░░░ to have any kind ░░░░░░░░ fund pay for their ░░░░░░░░ That is universally agreed ░░░░░░░░ And we are also ░░░░░░░░ to have better policies ░░░░░░░░ the victims So I ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ a change and I ░░░░░░░░ both Debbie and I ░░░░░░░░ to keep the focus ░░░░░░░░ these women who are ░░░░░░░░ this and use our ░░░░░░░░ in this moment to ░░░░░░░░ this We ve had ░░░░░░░░ great response from both ░░░░░░░░ men and the women ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan basis Like ░░░░░░░░ said people are coming ░░░░░░░░ to us One of ░░░░░░░░ things that came out ░░░░░░░░ your hearing congresswoman is ░░░░░░░░ 15 million was spent ░░░░░░░░ the last two decades ░░░░░░░░ pay off for all ░░░░░░░░ of harassment That s ░░░░░░░░ incorrectly reported We don ░░░░░░░░ know exactly what portion ░░░░░░░░ is because this includes ░░░░░░░░ architect at the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ police and allegations against ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ sexual harassment I was ░░░░░░░░ to make that point ░░░░░░░░ discrimination wage and hours ░░░░░░░░ but we are going ░░░░░░░░ clearly say any kind ░░░░░░░░ member harassment cannot come ░░░░░░░░ of any fund They ░░░░░░░░ to pay that themselves.