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'Culture of creepiness': Republican says she wouldn't want daughter on Capitol Hill

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‘Culture of creepiness’: Republican says she wouldn’t want daughter on Capitol Hill

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that Congress had a “culture of creepiness” when it came to members approaching and soliciting staffers.

Cammack told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez that she “wouldn’t feel comfortable sending my daughter to work here” in the current congressional environment. 

Her comments came after Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.) unveiled a resolution that would mandate lawmakers to confidentially disclose relationships with staffers in other offices or committees to the House Committee on Ethics.

“I think we would be better off if members were more focused on their work than enhancing their love life,” Cammack said.

She commended the resolution in addressing the power dynamics of these situations.

“People don’t recognize that even if it’s another staffer in another office, you still have........

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