Jackie Speier pushes three changes to reduce sexual harassment in Congress

Published November 14, 2017 4:40pm ET



Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., urged the House Republicans on Tuesday to support her legislation that would require all members and staffers to receive mandatory, annual training on sexual harassment in the workplace.

“I’ve been working on this issue since 2014 and believe there are three steps Congress needs to take to fix the egregious, and sometimes illegal, behavior,” Speier testified before the Committee on House Administration. “The first step is to require sexual harassment prevention and response training every year for both members and staff, just like ethics and cybersecurity training.”

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