Politics · 115th Congress
Ethics Expands Farenthold Investigation, Announces Kihuen Probe
Watch: What Got Left in Our Notebooks in 2017 [jwp-video n=”1″]
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
67 results for "1"
Politics · 115th Congress
Texas Democrats Drop Bid to Keep Farenthold on Ballot
Watch: Ryan: Farenthold Leaving Congress Is ‘Right Decision’ [jwp-video n=”1″] “Only voters have the power to choose who leads our state and nation, not politicians and party
Politics · 115th Congress
Congress Mandated Harassment Training; Now They Have to Pay for It
Watch: Hill Sexual Misconduct Could Muddy 2018 Wave Potential [jwp-video n=”1″] Still to be tackled is the question of finding the money for the huge training effort for some 30,000 members
Politics · 115th Congress
Embattled Farenthold Won’t Seek Re-election in 2018
Ryan: Farenthold Leaving Congress Is ‘Right Decision’ [jwp-video n=”1″] The House Ethics Committee last week voted to establish a subcommittee to continue investigating allegations of sexual
Politics · 115th Congress
At the Races: Jonesing for Another Special Election Yet?
Blake Farenthold wearing pajamas in 2010. pic.twitter.com/jZYCPC4FYW — Beatrice-Elizabeth Peterson (@MissBeaE) July 25, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1;
Politics · 115th Congress
A Huge Congressional Settlement Involving Sexual Harassment — And Hardly Anyone Knew
Watch: Roll Call Reporters Discuss Covering Sexual Harassment on the Hill in the #MeToo Era [jwp-video n=”1″] Seven of the 18 lawmakers on the panel at the time — including Hastings — said
Politics · 115th Congress
Dogged By Sexual Misconduct Claims, Farenthold Slogs Ahead in Texas
The controversy surrounding Farenthold originates from a Dec. 1 Politico report that he settled for $84,000 with a former employee over sexual harassment claims using taxpayer money.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Real Year of the Woman
Watch: Roll Call Reporters Discuss Covering Sexual Harassment on the Hill in the #MeToo Era [jwp-video n=”1″] One of those women is Andrea Lafferty, the executive director of the Traditional
Politics · 115th Congress
Fifty-Plus Female Democratic Lawmakers Urge Investigation Into Trump Allegations
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) December 11, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Gillibrand said in November President Bill Clinton should have resigned after an inappropriate sexual relationship
Congress · 115th Congress
Exclusive: Taxpayers Paid $220K to Settle Case Involving Rep. Alcee Hastings
Watch: Roll Call Reporters Discuss Covering Sexual Harassment on the Hill in the #MeToo Era [jwp-video n=”1″] But lawmakers seeking to determine the extent of the problem in Congress have
Politics · 115th Congress
Ethics Committee Expands Investigation Into Farenthold
Watch: Hill Sexual Misconduct Could Muddy 2018 Wave Potential [jwp-video n=”1″] The allegations against Farenthold that the new Ethics Investigative Subcommittee will look into include sexual
Politics · 115th Congress
Want to Know Who Else Has Been Accused of Sexual Harassment in Congress? Good Luck
Watch: Hill Sexual Misconduct Could Muddy 2018 Wave Potential [jwp-video n=”1″] The Virginia Republican said later the Administration Committee agrees on some revisions to current law and
Politics · 115th Congress
Conyers’ Downfall Was Richmond’s ‘Most Trying Moment’
Watch: Jackson Lee Reads Conyers’ Resignation Statement [jwp-video n=”1″] But Richmond said he looked at the mounting allegations, including one from BuzzFeed News that Conyers’ office paid
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Power Play in Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
Watch: Puerto Rican-Born Lawmaker Blasts Trump’s Puerto Rico Tweets [jwp-video n=”1″] “I hope this will be like the alcoholic who hits rock-bottom, and says, ‘OK, we’re bankrupt, now
Politics · 115th Congress
Limiting Sexual Harassment Payouts ‘Complicated,’ Lawmakers Say
Watch: ‘Conyers Should Resign’ Says Pelosi [jwp-video n=”1″] Six claims in five years have drained $359,450 from the fund, $84,000 of which was for a sexual harassment claim, according to
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Ethics Committee Investigation for Harassment Is Not ‘Zero Tolerance’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Problem panel There’s a reason that the Ethics Committee has the reputation for being the place where thorny political problems go to die, and it’s not because the panel isn
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Word on the Hill: What’s Buzzing Around the Capitol
Here’s the word on the Hill for today: var rcrdTwitter = 1;[View the story “Wednesday, Nov. 15” on Storify]
Video · 115th Congress
Members of Congress Spent This Recess Hunting Snakes, Battling Hurricane and More
By Bian Elkhatib [jwp-video n=”1″] August Recess is coming to an end.
Politics · 115th Congress
In the Courthouse: Cases Affecting Congress Work Way Through System
Congressional districts must be determined by October 1 to avoid disruption of deadlines for the November 2018 elections.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Texas Members Respond to Hurricane Harvey
Pete Olson (@RepPeteOlson) August 25, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Good advice for those in need of electricity powered medical equipment.