| | | A Democratic congresswoman walked out of meeting on sexual harassment, saying, 'I don't have time for meetings that aren't real'
Joe Perticone
6h 20,335
FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TWITTER EMAILPRINT
 Rep. Kathleen Rice., the New York Democrat. Ben Hider/Getty Images for Concordia Summit
Rep. Kathleen Rice abruptly left the Democratic Caucus meeting on Wednesday, saying Democrats were not being serious about sexual-harassment allegations against Rep. John Conyers.Rice is one of two Democratic lawmakers to demand that Conyers resign from Congress.
Rep. Kathleen Rice, the New York Democrat, walked out of the House Democratic Caucus meeting on Wednesday morning before it concluded, citing frustration with her colleagues' inability to take a harder stance on sexual-harassment allegations against Rep. John Conyers, the Michigan Democrat.
According to The Washington Post's Dave Weigel, Rice abruptly left the meeting, telling reporters outside, "I don't have time for meetings that aren't real."
View image on Twitter
 Dave Weigel
?@daveweigel
Rep. Kathleen Rice leaves House Dem meeting early, saying harassment wasn’t being addressed seriously. “I don’t have time for meetings that aren’t real.”
9:43 AM - Nov 29, 2017
100100 Replies
1,4101,410 Retweets
3,3603,360 likes
Twitter Ads info and privacy
Rice had previously called on Conyers to resign, becoming the first of just two Democrats to demand such action.
On Tuesday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, of Washington, said in a statement that Conyers should step down from his five-decade career in the House.
"This is a watershed moment where, finally, the country seems to be waking up and realizing we need to have a zero tolerance policy toward sexual harassment," Jayapal said. "We cannot pick and choose. Democrats cannot lambaste Trump and Moore, and then turn a blind eye to our own who face credible charges against them."
Women accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment before he was elected.
US Senate candidate Roy Moore is embroiled in a sexual-misconduct scandal after reports said he had solicited teenage girls when he was in his 30s in Alabama. |
|
