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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “These women lost their jobs because of Mr. Edwards behavior…”

Featuring: Teresa Leger Fernandez, Democratic | U.S. House New Mexico, 3rd Congressional District

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'He Continues To Show No Remorse': Leger Fernandez Blasts Edwards Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

Published | Video Starts at 03:25

And this is textbook sexual harassment. And Congress must take action. But I say that the penalty should match the harassment. The President. The precedent of censure, I believe, is not enough. These women lost their jobs because of Mr. Edwards behavior. He should lose his. It's time we reform the rules in Congress so abusers like Edwards are at least stripped of committee assignments or expelled if the offense calls for it after an investigation and after a vote of the full floor, which is what we're doing today. (03:25–03:33)

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Asserts that Chuck Edwards should lose his job because the women lost theirs due to his behavior.

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