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Dem congresswoman says Cuomo 'must resign' after third #MeToo allegation included shocking photo
March 01, 2021
The New York Times on Monday reported on a third allegation of sexual harassment by NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- and included a shocking photo.
Anna Ruch described an incident at a wedding.
<p>"Mr. Cuomo put his hand on Ms. Ruch's bare lower back, she said in an interview on Monday. When she removed his hand with her own, Ms. Ruch recalled, the governor remarked that she seemed 'aggressive' and placed his hands on her cheeks. He asked if he could kiss her, loudly enough for a friend standing nearby to hear. Ms. Ruch was bewildered by the entreaty, she said, and pulled away as the governor drew closer," the newspaper <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/cuomo-harassment-anna-ruch.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8bff8ab1426092712ac56afb8083b12f" id="08afe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366551586181439492"><div style="margin:1em 0">you don't often get an allegation of a powerful person acting in an unsettling way that comes with a photograph of… https://t.co/PXS1lof2pV</div> — Mark Berman (@Mark Berman)<a href="https://twitter.com/markberman/statuses/1366551586181439492">1614646262.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>"I was so confused and shocked and embarrassed," said Ruch. "I turned my head away and didn't have words in that moment."</p><p><span></span>Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), a former federal and state prosecutor, said it is time for Cuomo to step-down.</p><p>"The time has come. The Governor must resign," Rice posted to Twitter.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e1a7fb23c3653d4c3f3d612bcbf19864" id="e4674"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366558621232939015"><div style="margin:1em 0">The time has come. The Governor must resign. https://t.co/GjcvuNfpfQ</div> — Kathleen Rice (@Kathleen Rice)<a href="https://twitter.com/RepKathleenRice/statuses/1366558621232939015">1614647939.0</a></blockquote></div>
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‘Really creepy’ Republican’s behavior is so bad GOP lawmaker moved her desk to get away from him
March 01, 2021
On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that GOP North Dakota state Rep. Luke Simons is facing allegations of sexual harassment against staff members, interns, and a fellow Republican lawmaker. That lawmaker claims he created such a hostile environment that she moved her desk just so she wouldn't have to sit next to him.
"In a Saturday statement, Rep. Emily O'Brien (R-Grand Forks) said the inappropriate behavior by Rep. Luke Simons (R-Dickinson) became so bad that her colleagues had to help her relocate to a desk 'further away from him,'" reported Pilar Melendez. "The move was made 'under the pretense that my pregnancy required closer proximity to a restroom rather than addressing his harassing behavior,' she explained."
<p>She added that, "Mine is just one of many instances that were handled by avoiding the real issue. If you have endured similar harassment, now is the time to speak up, and now is the time to demand action."</p><p>Simons, according to a legislative investigation, allegedly made unwanted advances towards legislative staff, talked about shopping for thong underwear with women, and gave a "shoulder massage" to one staffer. O'Brien says that, "Every couple of days he'd walk by and give me the up-down," that he would tell her she must be a "very good secretary for her boss" who should feel lucky she's allowed to work in the Capitol, and that he would ask her who was doing the dishes and laundry in her house if she had to work.</p><p>House Majority Leader Chet Pollert has <a href="https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/north-dakota-house-gop-leaders-call-for-simons-to-resign-amid-harassment-reports/article_cbd4593c-e392-5933-a960-3aae43e70574.html" target="_blank">called on Simons to resign</a> and threatened to begin expulsion proceedings, saying, "While we have previously worked with various individuals to resolve issues with Representative Simons' inappropriate behavior, it is clear further action must be taken."</p>
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WATCH: Stacey Abrams has a plan to pass voting rights -- without getting rid of the filibuster
March 01, 2021
Voting rights leader Stacey Abrams on Monday unveiled a compromise that would allow Senate Democrats to protect ballot access without ending the filibuster.
Abrams was asked by MSNBC's Joy Reid if she thought Democrats should end the filibuster to pass the For the People Act of 2021 without a supermajority of votes.
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Abrams said she "absolutely" supported such a move, but suggested the bill "should at least be subject to a carve-out."</p><p>"The fundamental right to democracy is the ability to vote and if there is nothing else that we would be willing to require a simple majority to protect, it should be the right to vote. This is not an exception that is without precedent, we've already seen them eliminate the filibuster for judicial appointments, we've seen them do the same thing for budget reconciliation," she explained. "This is about our democracy, and we know how fragile it is because we watched it happen less than two months ago."<br/></p><p>Watch:</p><p><br/></p>
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