In Congress, ‘see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil’

Two congressmen whose staff members accused them of sexual misconduct resigned Tuesday, leaving calls for reform and accountability in their wake. 

Now, House veterans and victim advocates warn the departure of Reps. Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas won’t — and shouldn’t — be the end of Congress’s reckoning with sexual harassment in the workplace. 

“Here’s the problem in Congress: You know, it’s ‘see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil.’ It’s this attitude that we’ll just look away,” said former California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier, who spearheaded the #MeTooCongress movement in 2017 and led a push for reform and accountability for sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.