WASHINGTON — The office that receives complaints from Congressional
staffers on sexual harassment has refused to release information on
settlements in the Senate, keeping secret the amount of taxpayer money
spent to quiet such claims.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., asked the Office of
Compliance on Dec. 6 to release the number of sexual harassment claims
filed against a senator or his or her staff between 2007 and 2017. He
also asked for the dollar amounts of the settlements and said he would
make the information public.
In a response Monday provided to NBC News by
Kaine's office, the OOC said it was unable to release the information,
citing a number of reasons that included confidentiality requirements.
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