GOP Gets House Vote Which Pressures The Ethics Panel To Probe Democrat Leaders On What They Knew About Massa

The Hill reports that the "House voted Thursday to have the ethics panel consider an investigation into what Democratic leaders knew of allegations of sexual harassment against former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.). Only two members cast votes against the resolution, which came up after GOP Leader John Boehner (Ohio) offered a privileged resolution to ask ethics to open an investigation. Boehner immediately hailed the vote as sending a strong bipartisan signal that an investigation is necessary to answer "serious questions" about the Massa matter. 'We all have a responsibility to rise above politics and do what's right for the institution of the House,' Boehner said. Boehner's resolution asks that the ethics panel look into what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and other Democratic leaders and staffers knew about allegations of sexual harassment against Massa, and when they became aware of the situation."
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