The new data show payouts totaling $342,225.85 for member-led offices.
Now we need to know who paid out what. If for no other reason to learn who the hell paid out 85¢.
Full disclosure (with names) should be released under FOIA. Then the guilty parties should be mafde to reimburse the taxpayers and then be hung.
Hanged. The “little legislators” got us into this mess and they won’t get us out.
I’m guessing they already thought they were well-hung, that’s what got them into trouble in the first place.
The new data show payouts totaling $342,225.85 for member-led offices.
Once you pointed out the 85¢ and I tried to do the math, I’m stumped and bothered even more.
Not enough time in locker rooms to observe the scenery but enough to pick up the lingo?
I didn’t get my check.
I have been harrassing bimbo kelly con artist for a long time and quite possibly been using words that resemble sex.
including nearly $175,000 for eight settlements related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination accusations.
That’s only $20,000 per accusation. Thinking about the salary, possibly future career they’re putting on the line by reporting, the lawyer’s fees, and the ridiculous byzantine procedures congress has in place to deter accusers, it just doesn’t sound worth the time and effort. Especially if the bastards still get to work in congress and get a cushy lobbying gig afterward.
So, I just want to say I really respect everyone who did come forward, because you know there’s a lot more who just put up with it. Seriously with such a high concentration of privileged, old, racist, white guys like congress, it’s got to be horribly toxic for those “special interest groups” that work for them.
I’m sorry I don’t understand. I’m not against the courage of the people who came forward and their settlements I was wondering along with @tiowally about 85¢. I can’t figure out why, what, how a damage got figured out or rounded off to 85¢.
Since you’re with me on this, I’m with you, @lastroth. This is a major WTF! that must be thoroughly investigated and illuminated.
Eighty-five cents! Seventeen-twentieths of one dollar. 85¢!
rounded off
Rounded off? From what? The nearest peso at that day’s exchange rate? This had to come from another Golden Corral cowboy. It’s not due of my deep-seated dubiousness but, trust me, I smell the stench of Texas all over this.
Oh sorry… my bad. 
I was going to reply to your post, got distracted and came back and posted something unrelated to your comment.
I too, am looking forward to learning the story of the 85¢.
Forget the simple misappropriation of public funds, that misappropriation was done by men who dared to lecture us on “proper” morality and virtue.
@tiowally
This will be me, except it’s 85¢ and not $2 bucks.
It’s taxpayer money.
We have a right to know who paid it out and for what.
It’s our money!
And, this is just the House; what about the Senate?
I hope you came with $1.15. Correct change always makes a good impression.
Or, at least, that’s what Pennywise says.
As Congress grapples with how to reform what has long been known as a “boys club”
This phrase absolutely blows my mind. Kindergartners understand that the body parts covered by a swimsuit are private parts that nobody else may touch. This is not that difficult.
Don’t grab women’s butts, thighs or breasts, dummy. Don’t ask them to undress, turn around or bend over, fool. Don’t ask for blowjobs, handjobs or sex, creeper. Don’t invite them to your hotel room, moron. Don’t make them see you sprawled out naked on the bed, sicko. Don’t offer them money to have your baby, freak.
Not even some exorbitant sum like $5 million! That just makes you a bigger freak. Who has that kind of money lying around? Who thinks his DNA is worth even 1/10,000 of that sum, and who in holy hell is that kind of guy supposed to represent?
Holy hand grenades on a stick, there’s just nothing to grapple with.
But the real scandal is that no records of who the victims or perpetrator were, no details of why the funds were paid out! NOTHING!!!
This of course is NOT by accident and it appears it was illegitimately set up in the first place, to keep these cases SECRET from the public. Everyone must remember, this crap is being done on our DIME!