Congress overwhelmingly voted to bury a resolution that would have made Ethics Committee records on sexual harassment public, and taxpayers are funding the legal defense of the members those records cover. That's not protecting victims, that's protecting predators. The public has every right to know who's hiding what and why elected officials get accountability rules that no one else does.
Forcing the Ethics Committee to release interim reports and interview transcripts would harm victims and witnesses who only come forward under promises of confidentiality. Rushed public disclosures can retraumatize survivors and scare off future witnesses, making it harder to hold bad actors accountable. The committee might need more reform but it's generally serving its purpose well.
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