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Settlements that were made on sexual harassment allegations. there needs to be accountability, transparency, there needs to be a different method for handling this. it the house admin committee is working hard to try to get this cleaned up and we think our legislation provides that transparency end is an important part of this process. >> harris: what is interesting to me, you've heard the arguments that it's in the hands of the voters if it's not something illegal. this does put information and empowerment in the hands of voters. if you've got the name it helps with the grounds of accountabil...

It on sunday. i wrote a column on her couple days ago. >> harris: the troubling part for those young members of congress, those women on both sides of the aisle see a leadership position, a person with so much power, the former house speaker and minority leader come out and defend the man, not just defend him but call him an icon and that should be enough. >> i think one of the most interesting parts of this discussion is the generational issue, women of our generation, the younger female members of congress are saying wait a second, just because things used to be a certain way and because the...

For other things, it deals with capitol police and may be that were asbestos-related or that were ada related, we understand that but for those claims that are sexual harassment with a member or staff, we think it is important to know whose offices and how this money was used and the amount of money that was used in reaching these settlements. >> harris: we saw that number get a little bit bigger, i think it is $17 million was the payout for -- it would seem the bulk of them from what we've been told. we won't know unless the bill goes through. what kind of response did you get on capitol hill...

Senators lisa murkowski and john mccain say they are yes votes. joining us now on capitol hill, chair of the senate g.o.p. conference. this is a big deal. you have a couple of we call them wild cards on board. >> it is. you are never fully comfortable until you have the final vote. you have them signaling publicly that they are going to support the bill. you've heard the president say this is critical for economic growth, critical for job creation and higher wages. those are things we want to get across the finish line. >> harris: how proud are you of the process that is included the voices in...

Women have reached the tipping point on this. i have talked to so many women who have said, i have endured diminishment, dismissiveness, verbal insults, things of that nature in the workplace through my career and i'm so pleased we are moving to a point that this culture of speediness and vulgarity will hopefully come to an end. and what you are going to see is respect in the workplace and i think that's what people want to see happen from this process. >> harris: when you think about john conyers from michigan, the $27,000 we know was paid out to at least one woman to keep her quiet about wha...