Congress to introduce sexual harassment reforms, Paul Ryan says

The House speaker told "GMA" Congress has also instituted "mandatory training" on sexual harassment and called the movement of accusers coming forward "one of those watershed moments."
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We've seen these sexual harassment allegations hit congress' hit so much. Of the culture are you committed to exposing all of these secret sexual harassment settlements and calling for someone. To step not only are we not only are we doing more transparency. Not only if we. We've had asked people to step down from congress come we've instituted mandatory training which is now taking place and we're just putting those rules out. But later this week we're going to bring out a series of reforms on how we pursue going forward. So that we do you have ultimate transparency. No taxpayer funds. Assisting members of congress are settling claims. And then having a system. So that victims know exactly how their rights are accorded where they can go to get relief. The way I see this Georgia's this is one of those watershed moments assisting congress but in America. Were we have to get this right we have to make sure. That victims have the rights of due process is respected. And that we we we deal with this issue as important as it is in a respectful way. And so you're gonna see a lot more coming out of congress various insisted to be clear you want all past settlements he made public. Ivins I don't know the answer of that won the past settlements each seat. There are slip and fall there as fast as claims there are. Anthrax claims but with respect to sexual rational we're still going through the records are finding out exactly how many settlements did occur when they occurred. And if there even people were in congress and again bubble we want to make sure going forward is that we have total transparency and accountability and no taxpayer funds. But we're trying to for. Still literally go through old cases from twenty years ago to find out. Where claims were paid and what we're finding is most of these claims were in areas it had nothing to do with sexual harassment. Mr. speaker thank you time this morning he met thank you George.

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