Marsha Blackburn: Using Taxpayer Dollars to Settle Sexual Harassment Cases Is ‘Absolutely Disgusting’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Bill DoJ ░░░░░░░░ pushing back on this ░░░░░░░░ not just Phoenix It ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco Chicago L ░░░░░░░░ New York these are ░░░░░░░░ American towns Another topic ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ the claims of sexual ░░░░░░░░ that are swirling around ░░░░░░░░ and also specifically now ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill What are ░░░░░░░░ to understand about how ░░░░░░░░ is trying to get ░░░░░░░░ in order and deal ░░░░░░░░ it appropriately How would ░░░░░░░░ respond to that Well ░░░░░░░░ would say I was ░░░░░░░░ to hear there was ░░░░░░░░ hush money fund if ░░░░░░░░ will And I hope ░░░░░░░░ comes to an end ░░░░░░░░ If there has been ░░░░░░░░ behavior it should be ░░░░░░░░ with by the individuals ░░░░░░░░ have exercised poor judgment ░░░░░░░░ bad behavior And have ░░░░░░░░ Bill It paid out ░░░░░░░░ million over the course ░░░░░░░░ 264 settlements with federal ░░░░░░░░ over a period of ░░░░░░░░ decades How are we ░░░░░░░░ understand that By the ░░░░░░░░ that s taxpayer dollars ░░░░░░░░ do believe Blackburn That ░░░░░░░░ taxpayer dollars and I ░░░░░░░░ it s absolutely disgusting ░░░░░░░░ I think we have ░░░░░░░░ do also bill is ░░░░░░░░ this as a time ░░░░░░░░ a tipping point if ░░░░░░░░ will to address the ░░░░░░░░ overall of inappropriate conduct ░░░░░░░░ the workplace The lack ░░░░░░░░ respect the diminishment of ░░░░░░░░ and pushing women aside ░░░░░░░░ ve talked to so ░░░░░░░░ women of my age ░░░░░░░░ have been in the ░░░░░░░░ for years and they ░░░░░░░░ they re hopeful that ░░░░░░░░ can end this And ░░░░░░░░ we can restore respect ░░░░░░░░ the workplace and that ░░░░░░░░ daughters and granddaughters are ░░░░░░░░ to be heard Bill ░░░░░░░░ you experienced this yourself ░░░░░░░░ you seen it with ░░░░░░░░ What would you tell ░░░░░░░░ audience What I would ░░░░░░░░ to this is there ░░░░░░░░ been a culture that ░░░░░░░░ said you know well ░░░░░░░░ can say this and ░░░░░░░░ and then people will ░░░░░░░░ oh it is a ░░░░░░░░ or teasing or whatever ░░░░░░░░ overriding issue is let ░░░░░░░░ restore respect Let s ░░░░░░░░ certain that workplaces are ░░░░░░░░ And it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ if it is the ░░░░░░░░ or the public service ░░░░░░░░ any of our economic ░░░░░░░░ or churches or schools ░░░░░░░░ whatever This is a ░░░░░░░░ to have this conversation ░░░░░░░░ say this has to ░░░░░░░░ And know that our ░░░░░░░░ and granddaughters are going ░░░░░░░░ be safe Bill I ░░░░░░░░ for interrupting at the ░░░░░░░░ We re out of ░░░░░░░░ but please come back ░░░░░░░░ Blackburn the Republican from ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.