Posted on 11/28/2017 1:30:07 PM PST by markomalley
Virginia 10th Congressional District candidate Shak Hill, who is challenging Barbara Comstock, is calling on the embattled congresswoman to release the names of harassers from her time on the Committee on House Administration, a secretive slush fund for lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct.
Shak Hill, Air Force combat veteran, writes from Centreville, Virginia:
“Barbara Comstock sits on the very committee that approves these slush fund payouts and is in the particular position to know the exact details of each of these payouts. Yet, Comstock pretends to be for transparency as it relates to the groundbreaking revelations of Congressional sexual misconduct. Barbara Comstock, despite her faux outrage, has been a member of the Committee on House Administration ever since she has been a member of Congress. From her time on the committee, that committee has authorized the payment of 36 different settlements to victims or alleged victims of Congressional sexual misconduct for a total sum of $2 million in taxpayer dollars.
I find the very notion of this practice to be reprehensible, a disgrace to our way of life, and something that is an embarrassment not only to Barbara Comstock but to the U.S. Congress.
The fact that Barbara is now touting a bill to prevent this practice in the future is not only a joke, it is completely disingenuous. She has known about this practice for years and helped protect the sexual predators – not the victims. Now that this “hush money” has become known to the American people, she has decided to pretend she cares.
I call on Barbara Comstock to immediately release the names of every person who has received the benefit and protection from this committee. She knows the names and is lying when she says she doesn’t. Hush money does not get allocated without her committee’s approval.
Barbara Comstock was put on this Committee on House Administration to protect congressional leadership and to cover up the dirty laundry of the United States Congress, not the victims. If a truly principled conservative was on that committee, they would have exposed this years ago.
I also demand Barbara Comstock to answer the following in the spirit of transparency and the rule of law:
-What was her role in the 36 different settlements and $2 million in taxpayer money that have gone through her committee since she has been a member?
-Why has she called for Roy Moore to get out of the race yet has stayed silent on John Conyers continued presence in Congress?
-Was John Conyers one of the predator cases that went through Barbara’s committee?
-Who else received settlements and why isn’t Barbara calling for them to step down from the United States Congress?
-If she really cares about the victims, why didn’t she expose this previously, instead of being part of the cover-up?
Barbara must answer these questions and explain her involvement in these highly questionable situations.”
Leni
Every da&%*ed penny of public money paid out to cover sex harassment claims should be released to the public.
The voters can decide for themselves whom to vote for.
Leni
Wow, it seems like the ‘war on women’ is actually perpetrated by Democrat women.
I guess when progressive politics is your religion, or cult, there’s no real concern for your own sex or race.
“I find the very notion of this practice to be reprehensible, a disgrace to our way of life, and something that is an embarrassment not only to Barbara Comstock but to the U.S. Congress.”........
Bet you don’t hear about this on the 6:00 News.
Keep in mind that Comstock is a RINO representing Northern VA. Shak Hill is seeking to primary her.
He’s a nice guy. I know him. Used to work with him when he was in FL. Solid conservative.
Leni
“Every da&%*ed penny of public money paid out to cover sex harassment claims should be released to the public.”
Change “released” to “returned”, and you’ve got my vote!
The harassers should pay restitution to the taxpayers for every dime they extorted from us.
Wasn’t she “one of ours” during the Clinton years?
This is something the Landmark Legal Foundation or Judicial Watch should take on; a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on every cent spent on all budget lines expended from the Capitol Building, administrative sections and external offices. The take may surprise some.
Regards.
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