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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKaine calls on Senate to publicly release sexual harassment claims
I trust that Al Franken did what he thinks is best. Kaine could not have made this move otherwise.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/363754-dem-wants-to-publicly-release-the-number-of-sexual-harassment-claims-filed
Irish_Dem
(47,453 posts)loyalsister
(13,390 posts)I assume there has been a thorough internal discussion on whether or not Democrats would be a part of this list. I think this is no accident and could be the exact embrace of me too that we needed.
Irish_Dem
(47,453 posts)58Sunliner
(4,410 posts)bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Does this mean all of the names and info will be redacted?
Kaine added that he will not release information that would "breach any confidentiality agreement between the parties or the identities of the survivors and the accused."
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)Should he instead say that he will say I will violate all legally negotiated conditions, and demand all the money be returned?
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)Especially if the money spent for these settlements was from US taxpayers.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)of an agreement between other people? Really? I think there would be no better way to discourage women from coming forward.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)As if they will.
Upthevibe
(8,074 posts)Denzil_DC
(7,266 posts)Complaints against federal employees, not necessarily just senators and congressmen (264 over 20 years, according to WaPo), that resulted in financial settlements:
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)As in people who should have been exposed and resigned rather than having been able to pay off accusers.
Denzil_DC
(7,266 posts)What it doesn't do is give a breakdown of level in the hierarchy or the nature of the offenses - not all will be sexual harassment, obviously.
It seems there's a lag of around two years before the financial settlement appears on the record, so something(s) big look(s) to have happened in the run-up to 2000 and 2015.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)It could get very ugly. I'm remembering that the republicans did abandon Trent Lott. It's not entirely impossible.