Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is stirring the pot again, and this time, it’s about $17 million in taxpayer money. Yes, your money. It’s been secretly funneled into a “hush fund” to settle harassment claims—sexual and otherwise—against members of Congress. Don’t worry; it’s all been done quietly, with no one batting an eye. Except, of course, for Massie, who’s done us all a favor by actually calling out this disgraceful misuse of funds.
Massie took to social media to point out that Congress has quietly spent millions to settle claims of harassment in Congressional offices and that we all deserve to know who’s been getting away with it. Marjorie Taylor Greene supports this idea, along with former GOP members Mo Brooks and Jason Chaffetz. They want names. They want accountability. They want the truth. And frankly, we should, too.
Between 1997 and 2017 alone, this shady Office of Congressional Workplace Rights shelled out over $17 million to cover up a whopping 260 harassment settlements. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, people. The number from seven years ago is outdated, which means the total payout today is likely far, far higher. Yet, we’re supposed to just sit back and pretend everything’s fine while our government—already trillions in debt—keeps spending our hard-earned dollars to sweep misconduct under the rug?
Let’s talk about the real kicker here. Massie, in a shockingly rare moment of clarity, compared this scandal to the outrage over Donald Trump’s own money being used to buy off Stormy Daniels. It’s downright mind-blowing that Biden’s administration managed to whip everyone into a frenzy over that, yet when it’s your tax dollars being used to cover up for serial harassers in Congress? Silence. Not a peep.
It’s not even about the money at this point—though $17 million could be better spent elsewhere in a country drowning in debt. It’s about accountability and transparency—or, more accurately, the complete lack of either. Taxpayers have been treated like clueless ATMs while this corrupt little system slithered along unchecked for decades. And now that it’s finally out in the open? The whole thing reeks of embarrassment, but not the kind that seems to bother the folks cashing in.
