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Member is committing harassment against somebody or a staffer is committing harassment against somebody there is no way that the taxpayers of america should be funding that. that should be something that they are required to do individually and i think past harassment settlements that have been paid from the treasury, i think the members need to be forced to reimburse for those expenses. >> sandra: i think most taxpayers listening now would agree with that and are quite shocked by what we have learned through this process. congresswoman jackie spire over the weekend talking about the process f...

In their boots. just as there are in other industries, there's problems on capitol hill with sexual harassment. i don't like the idea that there is a secret fund. i'll say this. the same people that are upset about sexual harassment are the ones that mocked vice president pence when he said, i have all of these, you know, rules and decorum for how ideal with women out of respect for my wife. we can talk about he said/she said but let's talk about what is appropriate and how to behave and how to be respectful in your family and a work environment -- >> literally in the air. go. >> i have number...

One right now who foots the bills for these harassment settlements. we're talking potentially millions of dollars. >> well, actually, over the last 20 years, more than $15 million has been paid by the taxpayers of this country to settle about 260 -- 2-6-0 settlements that dealt not just with sexual harassment but forms of discrimination. racial discrimination, disability discrimination. so it is in fact a problem we really need to address. >> is there something about the cultural of congress on capitol hill that makes it slower to respond or in the past has been slower to respond to something ...

Latest headline blasted the front page of "the new york times" this weekend. bill o'reilly thrives at fox news even as harassment settlements add up. this new report includes accusations against the anchor. let's bring in correspondent brian seltzer joining me now. it seems to be a cloud over fox news for sometime now. what are the latest allegations? >> yeah. this story gets to the issue of culture within in this case a newsroom and a corporate culture. questions that would apply to any big company. in this case, a big media company. the conservative news channel known for o'reilly and his ta...