House votes for ethics probe for Dem leaders who knew about Eric Massa

eric-massaAccording The Hill, the House voted Thursday to have the ethics panel consider an investigation into what Democratic leaders knew of allegations of sexual harassment against former Rep. Eric Massa. This means YOU Nancy Pelosi!

Only two members cast votes against the resolution, which came up after GOP Leader John Boehner (Ohio) offered a privileged resolution to ask ethics to open an investigation.

Boehner immediately hailed the vote as sending a strong bipartisan signal that an investigation is necessary to answer “serious questions” about the Massa matter.

“We all have a responsibility to rise above politics and do what’s right for the institution of the House,” Boehner said.

Boehner’s resolution asks that the ethics panel look into what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and other Democratic leaders and staffers knew about allegations of sexual harassment against Massa, and when they became aware of the situation.

Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) called to end debate on Boehner’s resolution, and then to vote to send it to the ethics committee.

Members of both parties voted overwhelmingly to support the Clyburn resolution, which passed 404-2. No Democrats voted against the resolution, while two Republicans voted against it. The members of the ethics panel, which would conduct the investigation, voted “present,” as is custom.

Massa resigned on Monday amid allegations that he had sexually harassed several male aides.

The vote came amid reports that members of Pelosi’s staff knew of at least some allegations against Massa as early as last year.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that Massa’s former chief of staff told Pelosi’s office about a lunch date that Massa had made with a congressional aide in his 20s who worked for Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.).

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March 11, 2010 · Filed Under General Politics


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  • Darryl Ferguson

    Wasn’t it Pelosi who said her staff failed to tell her about alleged CIA abuses after she made unfounded allegations against the CIA about torture.

    She just keeps abusing her own staff by essentially claiming they are incompetent whe if her staff is not keeping her informed isn’t she the one who is incompetent by keeping incompetent staffers on her payroll.

    She is a slimy human being ( I think she’s human)