When Colorado Republican Rep. Jeff Crank introduced legislation last week aiming to crack down on members of Congress dating staff, not everyone was happy.
“If you talked to the women who are working on this, maybe you’d get it right,” the Democratic Women’s Caucus posted in response, accusing him of “trying to get a headline.”
The public spat comes as a bipartisan group of women is hoping to change how the House handles sexual misconduct.
In theory, it could be relatively simple: The House could adopt a resolution to change its own rules if most members agreed, adding small tweaks to safeguard staff.
But as with most things in Congress, change hasn’t come quickly. It’s been more than three months since Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, resigned as a wave of allegations shook the Capitol. Now House lawmakers have left for their August break without a deal to rein in bad bosses.
