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Ruben Gallego: “We have to go back and make [the Congressional…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Sen. Gallego on his relationship with Eric Swalwell

Published | Video Starts at 13:29

How is this man able to get away with this for so long and get so far in Democratic politics even, you know, in the midst of the MeToo movement? Well, it means that We have to go back and make [the Congressional Accountability Act] better, because clearly there's holes in this. Or number two, that we haven't created an environment through the legislation to make women, especially staffers, feel like they could come and talk to somebody and not have any repercussions. (13:29–13:34)

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Asserts that the Congressional Accountability Act has deficiencies that need to be addressed.

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