Announcement of taskforce comes after resignations of two congressmen amid sexual misconduct allegations
House speaker Mike Johnson and the minority leader Hakeem Jeffries on Wednesday announced a bipartisan effort to combat sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.
The “partnership” led by the chairs of the Republican and Democratic women’s caucuses – congresswomen Kat Cammack of Florida and Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico – aims to “identify reforms and solutions to make Congress a safer work environment for women and all survivors”, the leaders said in a joint statement.
Continue reading...
TH
Source
This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Shrai Popatin Washington.
Read original article on The Guardian