speier and mr. hearp for their work. i rise in strong support of h.r. 630, which requires all members, staffers, and interns to undergo annual anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training to of us our all individual all of our hill offices and also in our district offices setting forth what the rights and protections are of our employees so they know this is how we got rid of minimum wage violations, violations of overtime protections in america. and this is how we will eliminate sexual harassment here on capitol hill. from coast to coast, america is in an uproar over sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace. from capitol hill to the white house, from the offices of fox news in new york to the studios of hollywood, from washington, to alabama, high officials and media luminaries are learning that sexual harassment really is against the law and it is a terrible offense against people lower down the hierarchy in the workplace who are just trying to do their jobs and make a living and support their families

office would not say if she was referring to conyers there, but speier did say it raises

're grateful for the tremendous leadership of congresswoman jackie speier. i have observed her leadership on this subject for a very long tremendous leadership of time. she has a lifetime commitment to exposing and ending the scourge of sexual harassment. i thank her for that leadership. i want to also acknowledge my own daughter, christine pelosi, the chair of the women's caucus of the california democratic party. she was a former prosecutor in san francisco. prosecuted these cases. strong been a strong, advocate for protecting people in the workplace. and has had some level of success with that. here we're at this water shed moment in the nationwide fight against sexual harassment and discrimination. brave women in every corner of the country and every industry are making their voices heard. as members of congress, we have a moral duty to show real effective leadership to foster a climate of respect and dignity in the workplace with absolutely zero tolerance for harassment, discrimination, or abuse. anything less is unacceptable, my colleagues. requiring t

speier says she too was attacked in the 70's when she was a staffer.rep.ieri was taken by the chief of staff he put his hands on my face he kissed me and stuck his toungue in my mouth.earlier this month congresswoman speier introduced a resolution to educate members of congress. rep. zoe lofgren / california (d-19th)the cease act calling for mandatory sexual harassment training is a step in the right direction. but as she and i have discussed its not the end. we need to examine dispute processes at the office of compliance. alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewssome of the problems on capitol hill according to congress members who testified include retaliation against victims who file complaints. and the fact that staffers are forced to continue working in their offices for at least three months after reporting an attack. rep. speierwe're at a tipping point in the house of representatives for the very first time where i think that we can make some reforms that are going to be lasting and that are going to protect victims instead of the institution.speier's resol

speier will be june is on the dais after. i'm also pleased that ranking member of the ethics commission -- the ethics committee will have a role to play in holding all the rest to the highest -- i yelled back to you mr. chairman. >> thank you mr. brady. i now recognize barbara comstock for opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in recent weeks, sexual harassment and sexual violence of powerful men have come to light as never before. people have names names and there is a renewed recognition rightfully of this problem. and in a change of culture that looks the other way because of the offenders and who they are. whether is bill cosby, harvey weinstein, bill riley, mark helprin, roger ailes, kevin spacey or one of our own. it is time to say no more. i have been an intern in his body i have been a staffer. i have been counsel on committee and now as a member. i particularly appreciate the opportunity for this hearing today.i appreciate that we have already committed to mandatory sexual harassment training for all of the

on capitol hill, congressmember jackie speier says her democratic colleague john conyers of michigan was not one of two sitting members of congress who she knows to have engaged in sexual harassment. conyers reportedly settled a sexual harassment complaint in 2015 with a former staffer who alleged she was fired because she rejected his sexual advances. congressmember speier said tuesday she knows of at least two other lawmakers who've engaged in sexual harassment -- one democrat and one republican. earlier this month, speier accused an unnamed colleague of exposing their genitals and said victims had their private parts grabbed on the house floor. commerce member -- congressmember speier has introduced the me too congress bill to reform sexual harassment policies on capitol hill. the bill would end a mandatory cooling-off period before accusers could file sexual harassment claims. d.c.,ere in washington, fcc chair ajit pai unveiled a plan tuesday to roll back net neutrality, reversing obama-era rules barring corporate service providers from blocking access to websites, slowing down c

congresswoman speier's speaking out -- congresswoman speier speaking up. what is being done on both sides about sexual harassment on capitol hill? guest: speaker paul ryan has made sexual harassment training mandatory for all members. that will be mandatory in the senate. it was not mandatory prior to this. roll call it a step survey back in july, and four and 10 women staffers said they thought sexual harassment was a problem on capitol hill. they have women said experienced some form of sexual harassment. it is very pervasive here it we will have to see how it changes. host: rhode island, gary, independent. caller: good morning. because i question have not been up to date on everything going on with roy moore. he deniedring, has being told to stay away from the mall? guest: he has. the campaign is touting a former mall employee who said moore was not banned from the mall. but there are a number of former workers who said he was. denied all wrongdoing in any of these allegations and continues to do so. employees and others say they warned women to stay aw

i like it. >>> just ahead, bay area congressman jackie speier is pushing for changes on capitol hill.ng on lawmakers to do. >>> a look ahead to abc7 news at 5:00. >> pg & e, one man can only whisper after getting hurt. >> it is a nightmare. >> it all boils down to what pg&e knew and when did it know it? those ads he detailed to your behavior online. you've seen them. how they could be coming your television set. >> simple tips to prevent being an easy target >>> house speaker paul ryan called on moore to drop out of the special election race. >> for one, these allegations are credible. number two, if he cares about the values and the people he claims to care about, she step aside. >> yesterday, another woman accused moore of making sexual advances toward her when she was just 16 years old. >> bay area congresswoman jackie speier is calling for changes saying some members of congress are guilty of sexual harassment. >> it was the first hearing of its kind to look at sexual misconduct in the house of representatives, and congressman jackie speier is accusing lawmakers currently serving

california democratic congresswoman jackie speier who is leading the effort to change attitudes about sexual harass the. also have plenty of political analysis, it's all coming up on "face the nation." good morning, welcome to "face the nation." i'm john dickerson. minnesota democrat al franken stayed out of sight so far this week end as senators from both parties and franken himself have called for an ethics investigation into charges that he made unwanted advances towards model leann tweeden during a 2006uso trip. as for roy moore with the familiar alabama special election scheduled three weeks from tuesday, it will be up to the voters to determine whether or not he'll make it to the senate. we begin with cbs news correspondent dean ron who'd is in birmingham. dean, what are the chances that mr. moore goes to washington? >> well, they're not very good, john. if the birmingham news has anything to say about it. there you see their editorial today, reject roy moore. they found him unfit on many levels beyond just the improprieties that are alleged with younger women in his days as a p

congresswoman jackie speier is walking the walk too. back in the home district speier responding to a fresh wave of sexual assault allegations ensnaring members of both parties. >> i don't care if you have a d next to your name or r next to your name the time for this conduct, disinspecting women is over. >> senator franken face ethics committee. >> he mashed his lips against my face. >> his accuse early and tweeden credits speier with inspiring her to come forward. capitol hill is coping with a complaint system that requires victims to spend months in mediation and counseling before pursuing a lawsuit. >> why is there this mediation is this a buffer to protect sitting congresswoman i don't understand. >> i can't explain it. i'm embarrassed by it that's why we're getting rid of it. >> reporter: it's not just wayward behavior in washington. >> in sacramento we have seen lobbyists legislative aides speaking about a pervasive culture of sexual harassment at the capital. >> complaints at california's capital got lodged with lawmakers who in

i think the more sunlight is on this issue and jackie speier has said since the conyers news broke, thatad referred to a democrat and republican in the hearing who she knew had been charged with sexual harassment or had allegations of sexual harassment levelled against them. that connier is not the democrat that she's aware of. we know this is a problem and it's a persistent problem and hopefully we'll see potential that this will change for some of the people who struggle with the system. it's not clear yet where it's going. >> kasie hunt, thank you. and thank you for your reporting on this. we're talking about this disparity of power, these young staffers, these folks who have been in power on capitol hill for a very long time joining the conversation now, national reporter for the "the new york times," yamiche alcindor. you have new reporting about how democrats are reacting to this news about congressman conyers what are you learning? >> democrats are really not running to the defense of representative conyers. there are people who are already hinting that this might be -- that this

. >> reporter: california democrat jackie speier said she knows two sexual harassers, one a democrat, and one a republican, who are still in congress. complaints against them include: >> victims having their private parts grabbed on the house floor. >> reporter: speier herself had to fence off advances when she was a hill staffer. >> the chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. >> reporter: since she shared her story, other current and former female lawmakers have said "me, too" a wake-up call for their male colleagues. >> it's been startling to me that there are that many pigs out there. i mean, i don't know how to else to put it. >> reporter: speier blames a byzantine reporting progress on capitol hill that requires victims to wait at least 90 days before they can file a sexual harassment complaint. >> the present system may have been okay in the dark ages. it is not appropriate for the 21st century. >> reporter: the senate voted last week to mandate sexual harassment training for senators and their aides, and house speaker paul ryan said he would re

i want to start with you, congresswoman speier. i want to get your reaction to your colleague kathleen rice. she is the first to call for congressman conyers to resign. she said, i've reviewed the allegations against him and they're as credible as they are repulsive. if men who engage in this behavior suffered real repercussio repercussions, more victims would speak up. and maybe other men would decide to act like decent, civilized adults, and not prey on women who work for and trust and admire them. do you believe the accusations against respe against representative conyers and do you think he should step down? >> i think that the allegations are very serious. and that's why the ethics committee needs to move very swiftly. not wait years. but very swiftly. staff up if necessary to determine whether or not those allegations are accurate. if they're accurate, i do believe congressman conyers should step down. >> you can't say at this moment whether you believe them? >> i don't think we know. i think that's why the ethics committee n

this week, bay area congresswoman jackie speier know says she knows of sexual harassment allegationsgainst two incumbents in congress. amy, do you think real change is possible? >> we have to give a shout out to congresswoman speir because she has been a leader on this. remember military sexual assault. she also shared her personal me too story, which takes a lot of courage for a sitting congress member. and i think we're in an environment where we've hit a tipping point. it's bigger than political party. it's bigger than socioeconomic status or class. it's really we're talking about in a window, and maybe it's a short window where victims have stepped up and they're believed. and i believe that we have enough of a national conversation that she's going to get support on both sides of the aisle. and moore's candidacy and the republicans' response, i think, shows that she's going to get some support from republicans on that bill as well. >> do you agree that the shifting paradigm now means jackie speier's bill has a great shot at pass something. >> i do agree there's a shifting paradi

one of the things in congresswoman speier's bill is a survey. so you ne what the ongoing issues are. you have strong training, zero tolerance, and you start enforcing it. the media and corporate america has been firing people. charlie rose. here at abc, mark halperin. roger ailes at fox. we have to have the same standards. when credible people come forward. the peggy noonan piece. detailed reporting. predators do things over and over. when you do that detailed type of reporti come forward, yes, i believe them. they have details. there are patterns. this is what predators do. we need to understand, as do the staffers, who the predators are. >> i want to talk a little bit with you congresswoman speier about the process they now go through. it's extraordinary. if a victim would like the to report sexual harassment, they have 180 days to do so with the office op compliance. once that claim is processed, victims are required to undergo 30 days of counseling. then 15 days to decide if they would like to pursue mediation. that is another 30-day process

congresswoman jackie speier is here. and "today" show anchor matt lauer fired today over an allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior. more on all those stories. we're beginning with trump's problems with falsehood and lies, setting off international condemnation today. trump retweeting a series of anti-immigrant videos. flees a foreign politician. one claimed to be a video of a quote, muslim migrant beating up a dutch boy. but that was not the case. dutch officials saying very clearly, that was false and that the child was not actually a migrant going to the immigration issues, but rather was raised right there in the netherlands. the dutch embassy taking an unusual step, rebutting donald trump saying facts do matter. meanwhile, one of our closest allies, the british prime minister, weighing in as well. it is wrong for the president to have done this. and all of this comes against a very interesting context. a new report, you may have heard about it in the "new york times." it talks and reports on donald trump's embra

jackie speier / california (d-14th)there are individuals who have signed non disclosure agreements.r wants to change the rules she says are designed to keep charges secret and protect the attackers. she has introduced legislation to do that.congresswoman susan brooks is chair of the house ethics committeequestion:are there current house ethics investigations?rep. susan brooks / indiana, chair house ethics cmte.again i cannot comment on any house ethics investigations at the current time. but at the appropriate time, we do make those investigations public.in washignton alexandra limon. (grant) coming up... thieves caught on camera in the east bay why police say the same crooks keep hitting this upscale section of the bay.(vicki) and we'll tell you just how much snow fell in the sierra overnight as many resorts are opening for the season.... (grant) and why auto companies are moving slowly to replace the potentially deadly takata air bags that were recalled.... this is the new comfort food. grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a be

thank you. >> congresswoman speier yields back. the chair will now recognize congresswoman comstock for the purposes of question. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i also appreciate testimony of my colleagues and particularly very detailed additional things that we can do that congressman byrne laid out and one of them i wanted to focus on was really giving the members and say senior staff some strict guidelines. taking my example of the member in the towel. we really don't have current guidelines right now that say to a member, say, a sexual relationship with a 19-year-old intern is off-limits, is that at all clear right now? because i haven't seen that in some of the materials, just flat out, your chief-of-staff can't, your senior people -- we have these young interns, we have young staff. it doesn't say you cannot have this in our office. >> i'm not aware of anything that says that specifically as someone alluded to earlier. obviously the code of conduct which says that a member and staff should conduct themselves in a manner at all t

in a separate hearing on sexual harassment policies in congress today, congresswoman jackie speier testified that she knows of two current members of congress who she says are sexual harassers. the big question, of course, being with this sea change that we're seeing that the nation is experiencing regarding the treatment of women with men in places such as nbc news in new york or studios in hollywood, all of these men losing their jobs, but somehow is congress going to be impen tetrable to ts change? raising concern over the sole authority of the president to launch nuclear weapons in a hearing convened by president trump's top critics among senate republicans, who has openly questioned the president's temperament and suitability for the job. we are covering all angles of this busy day. we're going to begin with the latest in the russia investigation, which including not only questions about whether the attorney general misled congress to hide contacts that the the trump team had with russian officials but new information about previously undisclosed contacts between wikileaks and donald tr

jackie speier, thanks for being here.e you. >> good to see you. >> how would change the existing process which involves a 30-day cooling off period, whatever that's supposed to mean. how would you close these loopholes. >> this resolution was created to discourage the start purpose. a 30-day period for mediation at the beginning of that mediation period have you to sign a nondisclosure agreement. and at the end of mediation, another 30 days for cooling off before you can either file a complaint with the office of compliance or file a lawsuit. so, you can see how that's very discouraging. and the victim has to continue to work in that office during that period of time. >> and explain the power that members of congress and senators have over their offices. these are victims. there's a -- >> they are. >> -- complete power over staffing. >> that's correct, andrea. they are like little companies in and of themselves. they have their own budgets. they're supposed to develop their own human resource policies, employment policies

i want to all about congresswoman speier and what they said.ou she's not naming the two people? >> not at all. listen, if it weren't for the -- it's like colig you l.a up ther. she's absolutely most unreliable liar in the house of representatives. and i know that because she lied about me after i testified before congress in the house intelligence committee. she with unto there, didn't attend. we didn't have a transcript even, and she went on cnn and accused me of lying before congress. and since then, hasn't proved anything, just decided to today on to do something else and find other headlines, and this is one for her. >> i will say if it is true that $15 million were spent to cover the up sex crimes. >> it was also other forms of discrimination. >> but to cover this up and spend taxpayer dollars secretly, that is a huge scandal. i don't really like the reforms she's proposing. first introduce a stand-alone piece of legislation saying we abolish this fund. there will be no taxpayer money spent for some kind of sexual harassment claims because

so, you know, time will tell. >> congresswoman speier, i have more for you. i'll going to get a commercial break. if you don't mind holding tight. on the other side i want to talk to you about the quote which is how you say america has a problem with regard to russian facebook ads. so quick break and more with congresswoman jackie speier more when cnn continues. it's time for the sleep number semi-annual sale on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during our semi-annual sale, our queen c4 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides is only $1499. save $300. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. accused of obstructing justice to theat the fbinuclear war, and of violating the constitution by taking money from foreign governments and threatening to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our government become? i'm tom steyer, and like you, i'm a ci

speier and mr. hearp for their work. i rise in strong support of h.r. 630, which requires all members, staffers, and interns to undergo annual anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training to of us our all individual all of our hill offices and also in our district offices setting forth what the rights and protections are of our employees so they know this is how we got rid of minimum wage violations, violations of overtime protections in america. and this is how we will eliminate sexual harassment here on capitol hill. from coast to coast, america is in an uproar over sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace. from capitol hill to the white house, from the offices of fox news in new york to the studios of hollywood, from washington, to alabama, high officials and media luminaries are learning that sexual harassment really is against the law and it is a terrible offense against people lower down the hierarchy in the workplace who are just trying to do their jobs and make a living and support their families

the news coming just one week after congresswoman jackie speier said this, with the country listening. >> in fact, there are two members of congress, republican and democrat, right now, who serve, who have been subject to review or not have been subject to review, but have engaged in sexual harassment. >> today, congresswoman speier's office would not say if she was referring to conyers there, but speier did say it raises questions about how much taxpayers are actually paying for settlements like the one in this report. >>> we do move on tonight, and to the holiday rush under way across this country. more than 50 million americans expected to take to the roads and the skies for thanksgiving this year. that's the most in 12 years, and some travelers on both coasts already coping with two storm systems. ginger with the track in a moment. but first, david kerley on the airports tonight, already packed. >> reporter: two days to that thanksgiving dinner. and tonight, airports are jammed. and your biggest challenge over the next couple of days? >> it's just handling the sheer volume of peop

i want to thank congresswoman barbara comstock and jackie speier for offering this resolution. this is an important step but it's one step. the committee on house administration is going to continue its extensive review of all our policies and procedures. one week from today the committee will be holding its next hearing on this matter. the purpose of this hearing is to example the reporting and settlement process and look at any reforms that may be needed. as speaker i want to say something about this. this needs to be a workplace where everyone feels safe and respected. no woman should have to endure harassment in any form, in any institution, let alone here in congress. second, i'm formally inviting president trump to address a joint session of congress on tuesday, january 30, in order to report on the state of the union. this will be a good opportunity for the country to hear directly from the president on the progress that we have made and the work that needs to be done on our shared agenda. we look forward to him accepting our invitation. lastly, on tax reform, i want to

congresswoman speier, thank you for being here. you come to this topic with your own background.'ve talked about it recently, and that had to do with your being assaulted as a young congressional aide by a senior staff member at the capitol. >> that's right, judy. when i was a young aide in 1973, the chief of staff in the office i worked, when we were in a room alone, came up to me, put his hands on my face, kicked me and stuck his tongue in my mouth, and i recoiled and was panicked, and i just made a point of never being alone with him ever again. so i told my story mostly to encourage women on the hill to come forward and know that they have an ear that will listen to them. i have been working on this issue for many years. i attended mandatory sexual harassment in 2014 amendment, and it never got hearing. today we have hearing and now the speaker is mandating sexual harassment prevention training for all members and staff, but we have to go beyond, that because the office of compliance is fraught with problems for victims, and has been created to protect the harasser and not to

speier says she too was attacked in the 70's when she was a staffer.rep. was taken by the chief of staff he put his hands on my face he kissed me and stuck his toungue in my mouth.earlier this month congresswoman speier introduced a resolution to educate members of congress. rep. zoe lofgren / california (d-19th)the cease act calling for mandatory sexual harassment training is a step in the right direction. but as she and i have discussed its not the end. we need to examine dispute processes at the office of compliance. alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewssome of the problems on capitol hill according to congress members who testified include retaliation against victims complaints. and the fact that staffers are continue working in their offices for at least three months after reporting an attack. rep. speierwe're at a tipping point in the house of representatives for the very first time where i think that we can make some reforms that are going to be lasting and that are going to protect victims instead of the institution.speier's resolution would require sex

. >> reporter: this is being laid by congress woman jackie speiers. she laid all of this out yesterday in testimony up here on the hill. in which she said that two current members of congress, she said have sexually harassed staff members here on the hill. key in all of this is the reporting system. antiquated outdated and not doing its job, say members of coalition today that want to changes that you, we want you to take a look how this is set up. this is the congressional office of complaint process. this is what you would do if you had to file a complaint. first is report the incident. then you'd be required to table mandatory counseling then forced to sign a nondisclose agreement, then mandatory mediation, a cooling off appear and then would you be able to file a formal complaint. keep in mind all of these steps which a mandated by congress, if you're complaining against a member of congress would take six months. it is a system that authors of the me too act today needs to go. >> more and more current and former congressional staffers are coming

. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier thinks so. she posted this video last month with the hashtag me too about her time as a congressional staffer. speier will testify at a hearing tuesday aimed at changing policies that often lag far behind corporate america. in part because lawmakers police themselves. >> it's possible they thought well we're different than the rest of the world. you know. >> they get to write their own rules? >> exactly. and so i think that has filtered through a lot of behavior over the years. >> reporter: kristen brown worked on capitol hill for two decades. when she circulated a letter to former staffers demanding change, the response was overwhelming. how big of a problem is this on capitol hill? >> i think it's huge. these are incredibly hard-fought jobs, it's very competitive and once you're here you kind of do everything you can to, you know, keep your mouth shut if something is making you uncomfortable. >> reporter: but that culture could be changing. tonight, republican after republican calling for roy

congresswoman speiers says the honor is only the beginning of what the u.s.the veterans. >> i'm sure their widows and the veterans who are still alive would much rather have the benefits they were promised. >> reporter: president roosevelt promised them full veterans benefits but president truman signed a law that took their benefits away. now speier is spearheading an effort to reinstate them. >> in his heart he'll always serve the u.s. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> next, a bay area tradition to raise money for arts education. how thousands of students will learn about architecture in san francisco. ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> beachgoers can marvel at elaborate sandcastles at san francisco's ocean beach. the annual sandcastle classic is today. leap arts hosts the event each year to host arts education programs. engineers and elementary students build sandcastles. the competition starts at 11:00 this morning near the cliff house. >>> a final weather check with lisa. those sandcastles are so impressive. >> yes. >>

. >>> new this morning, peninsula congresswoman jackie speier says she knows of two current members of congress who have engaged in sexual harassment. she did not say who. speier spoke to a hearing on sexual harassment on capitol hill. >> tease harasser propositions such as are you going to be a good girl, to perpetrators exposing their genitals, to victims having their private parts grabbed on the house floor, all they ask in return as staff members is to be able to work in a hostile-free work environment. if the employee makes it this far, they then have to go -- they want the system fixed. >> and the perpetrators held accou accountable is what she said. last month she shared her own story of harassment. she was working as a congressional staffer in her mid 20s. she also plans to introduce the me too congress act which will require more transparency while providing better support for victims. >>> new details on alabama senate candidate roy moore. house speaker paul ryan says moore should step aside saying the sexual misconduct accusations against the republican are credible. ryan is

representative speiers says the house has paid out more than $15 million in harassment claims over the past 15 years. as for the president mr. trump on his way back to washington, d.c. he left the philippines today. the final stop of his tour of asia for the last ten days. the president says the trip was tremendously successful and planning to make a major statement about the tour later this week. >>> it makes it seem like they're like oh the men are more important. >> the san jose state women's track and field team dodging pot holes and broken glass during practice. we look into why the track has yept to be updated. >>> also an nfl players opens up about losing his newborn hours after the game. the members of the 49ers says it's helping him cope with the tragedy. >>> heavier rain returns wednesday night. i'll tell you why the flooding risk with this storm system will be higher than any recent storm system we have had. my forecasts at 5:19 tonight. some say - the track and field program at san jose state >>> well it has a proud history. but many people say the track and field program a

. >> reporter: jackie speier called congress a breeding ground for hostile work environment and said she will speak her mind at a hearing today. in a post on youtube and twitter last month, she said she was assaulted by a congressional chief of staff when she was a young up-and- coming staffer. she did not name him. she said he forcefully kissed her, sticking his tongue in her mouth. >> i know what it's like to lie awake in bed at night wondering if i was the one who had done something wrong. i know what it's like years later to remember that rush of humiliation and anger. >> reporter: the goal of the hearing is to eventually have requirements for sexual harassment awareness training and policy that supports people coming forward to report sexual misconduct. the process is convoluted with the victims contacting a specific congressional office for counseling and then going through a 30 day peer he owed of mediation with the person they accuse and then finally making them eligible for administrative hearings or a lawsuit. this system is constructed to protect the institution. the heari

the ave obviously heard hearing yesterday, where congresswoman jackie speier about two current serving members she heard of, allegations against them. ethics committee and how would you change the process? guest: i think the ethics committee should be more thorough. it is important people are coming forward and coming out there, they --ed it is a very difficult task, but that i think needs to i totally d and concur with jackie speier on her speak, i've heard in caucus and on the floor with this issue n about and i think all these things for the y are healthy process and i think, i hope it a different kind of culture in the process and the way you do that, you have to there is accountability. host: how bad is that culture right now? know, that's ou hard to say. i mean, if you listen to the think all across the country this is pervasive in every arena the work hollywood, whatever the ase may be, so i think it's vitally important that especially women in the work force, and men, too, who have harassed that they have an opportunity and feel secure that work place is not some place where th

jackie speier / california (d- 14) :08-:15today we are here to change that.hrived in the shadows in our current system.speier is working with members of both parties in the house and senate to overhaul the congressional office of compliance.lawmakers who support the "me too act" say the current reporting system is stacked against victims. forcing them to sign non disclosure agreements, and agree to mandatory mediation and counseling.rep. jackie speier / california :35-:44so for all intents and purposes a staffer in the capitol is powerless and gagged.sen. kristen gillebrand / new york (d) :45-:51it's very confusing to staffers, it's very confusing to navigate and is tilted against victims. and so that's what our bill will do, it will fix it.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnews :52-1:02right now when settlements are reached, they're paid for with taxpayer's money. the me too act would require lawmakers to repay the us treasury out of their own pockets.congresswoma n speier also cosponsored the cease act which requires annual sexual harrasment training in the house

trish: thank you for jackie speier bringing this up. this is not a partisan issue. one democrat and one republican sitting there in congress right now that has benefited from these slush fund. >> if we're paying money out of our own pockets we ought to know who is involved. if this is private is one thing but if this is taxpayer money we ought to know who is involved. trish: this is tragic that it is affecting women as apparently allegedly has as we've been learning from the jackie speier, is this unfortunately, they kind of make themselves a exception to everything, right? >> yeah. trish: with obamacare for example. >> bureaucracies have incredible penchant for self-preservation. that is what you're seeing here. rather than identifying congressman, saying this person has done this, let voters decide if this person comes back or not, there is black cloud over this. no one knows what is going on. the institution protects itself. trish: where does it go from here? >> every day, more and more people. charlie rose revelations yesterday. the business with conyers today.