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Discussion that perhaps they should come out of personal pockets? the american people -- this isn't their problem? isn't our problem to pay -- >> it is our problem. we're strongly advocating that point. if a member of congress -- mostly this is what we know about. we don't know very much. what we know about, we have issues like john conyers who was trying to host meetings in his underwear with his staff. we have sarenhold that was sharing -- for $84,000, sharing sexual fantasies about his coms director. when she complained, they fired her. you have other people like eric massa from new york th...

Offenders and uses taxpayer money to hush up their indiscretions. we told you about this office of compliance and last night i asked mitch mcconnell about the unmasking of names, would he be in favor of it, of alleged abusers. he said this. >> laura, i think my attitude about that, i want to wait and see what the women of the senate recommend on that and the other issues we're talking about. >> laura: so it could possible -- >> i'll wait and see what the women of the senate recommend. >> laura: why just the women of the senate? doesn't anybody -- >> they're in a position to take the lead. men ...

Made against disgraced former congressman eric massa. close to $100,000 in taxpayer money secretly paid to two male staffers. the largest settlement of its kind that we know for misconduct by a single lawmaker. david? >> mary bruce with us again tonight. next here, to your money, your taxes and drama on the senate floor late today. one independent analyst finding that the top 1% of americans would get 62% of the benefit in ten years. and tonight, if you make $75,000 or less, what would this tax plan mean for your family? abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl with a reality chec...

Money to hush up their indiscretions. we told you about this office of compliance and last night i asked mitch mcconnell about the unmasking of names, would he be in favor of it, of alleged abusers. he said this. >> laura, i think my attitude about that, i want to wait and see what the women of the senate recommend on that and the other issues we're talking about. >> laura: so it could possible -- >> i'll wait and see what the women of the senate recommend. >> laura: why just the women of the senate? doesn't anybody -- >> they're in a position to take the lead. men are involved in both sides a...

Step down? >> do i think conyers? >> yes. >> well, i think he did the right thing by stepping down as ranking member on judiciary. i believe that he has the right to be heard in the ethics committee. sounds like these charges are very credible. >> and speaker boehner would basically force these resignations in the past. so is speaker ryan not doing his job in that regard? >> well, look. again, that was -- boehner was -- mostly among republican members. to be fair, i remember when nancy pelosi is in charge she also saw resignations, too. remember eric massa and anthony weiner, both stepped down...