Cenk Uygur
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Sexual Harassment In Congress Is A Ticking Time Bomb
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November 16, 2017
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November 16, 2017
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8:45Now PlayingMultiple women in and around Congress have been sexually assaulted or sexually harassed. John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian, and Jayar Jackson, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"A pair of female Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul policies to combat and report complaints of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill.
The Member and Employee Training and Oversight On Congress Act (ME TOO Congress) Act, authored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), would require sexual harassment awareness training and reform the process available for staffers to file complaints.
"There is a serious sexual harassment problem in Congress, and too many congressional offices are not taking this problem seriously at all,” Gillibrand told reporters in the Capitol.”*
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Hosts: John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson
Cast: John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson
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