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Congressman respect and she sure as hell wont be the one to tell him to leave. that decision will be completely up to the congressman. hes not thought about that. hes thinking about his health, thinking about getting well. we will discuss in the next day or so what mr. conyers plans to do. meanwhile, joe barton has announced he wont seek reelection involving a scandal of his own. the ethics committee announced its officially begun an allegation against senator al franken. my next guest is on c...

Congressman to leave. that decision will be competely up to the congressman. hes thinking about his health. hes thinking about getting well. we will dis cusin the next day or so what mr. conyers plans to do. >> meanwhile republican congressman joe barton has announced he wont seek reelection after a nuan allegation. and theyve begun investigations if to allegations over senator al franken. the hush fund elimination act seeks to ends the use of taxpayer dollars for harassment cases. thank you so ...

Possibility he will have ethics issue. >> laura: ethics investigation once he gets here. >> i think testimony almost certain. >> laura: how far back will they go? >> it will be up to the committee. >> laura: there a lot of ethics investigations going on. >> unfortunately, yeah. >> laura: the senate doesnt have a fund like the house has one of those they are going it a shush fund or slush fund? >> are you talking about harassment cases? >> laura: yi. >> we are taking a look at completely changing...

Possibility he will have ethics issue. >> laura: ethics investigation once he gets here. >> i think testimony almost certain. >> laura: how far back will they go? >> it will be up to the committee. >> laura: there a lot of ethics investigations going on. >> unfortunately, yeah. >> laura: the senate doesnt have a fund like the house has one of those they are going it a shush fund or slush fund? >> are you talking about harassment cases? >> laura: yi. >> we are taking a look at completely changing...

A meeting with leader pelosi early. rice says that pelosi wasnt talking enough about what she called the elephant in the room. the harassment issue. >> we show no moral authority whatsoever as a body. this is why only 6% of americans think that congress is doing a good job. you can see the actions that cbs and nbc take when theres allegations against well known men in positions of power. we dont do the same. its a disgrace. >> now, rice, the democrat from new york, is one of the sponsors of new ...

Of sexual harassment. we also learning about the secret hush money thats been used to used to settle harassment cases and gets his money it is, folks? $17 million in your taxpayer dollars. you deserve to know whats going on here. also today, cbs having to confront its charlie rose issue. the longtime news man is accused of mistreating women. speak out let me be very clear, there is no excuse for this alleged behavior. >> martha: regina lash and leslie marshall torme next. tonight, the latest on ...

>> we are voting on these very topics and we want to make sure that we dont have people who have this kind of disdain for women or using their powerful position to exploit the people they are supposed to be protecting. >> members of the public arent the only ones just learning theres that averment account thats been used to settle harassment cases. lawmakers asked about this didnt seem to know there was a slush fund for that either. not just members but money now under the microscope. bret. >> b...

Faces any kind of law enforcement, sexual harassment is but a small slice of the -- all of the different lawsuits that companies face and they often have to make a business decision. not really based on the merits of the case, whether they think they could win or lose at trial, but they have to decide, is it worth going through discovery, is it worth what people may find out through the public course of discovery, and is it worth taking this all the way to trial, paying attorneys fees and then m...

Scheme, but as we have to keep in mind, this is unpopular, some harassment cases may be unfounded or not be built. that is why american law is set up so many different obstacles an proceduring things to jump through. >> $32 million -- >> absolutely. im with you on that. >> this paying -- noncorroboration. >> and this is not the first time were hearing about it. >> and that is what is disturbing. the $32 million is in light of what they knew prior just like danny said. there may have been other i...