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Congress' biggest reckoning since #MeToo
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Congress is going through its biggest reckoning over sexual misconduct since the movement rocked Capitol Hill in 2017 and 2018.
Key facts
- Congress is going through its biggest reckoning over sexual misconduct since the movement rocked Capitol Hill in 2017 and 2018
- Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), resigned last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct
- I think it's gonna take women burning down the house," the House Republican said
- Sexual abuse and accountability have been in the spotlight this Congress amid the broader fight over releasing the government's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Summary
Nearly a decade after lawmakers instituted reforms around sexual harassment, new allegations are exposing what members and staffers say remains an open secret: a culture of bad behavior on the Hill. "It's complete bullsh*t," one House Republican told Axios. The renewed scrutiny intensified after two lawmakers, Reps. Gonzales admitted to an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.