This week House Democrats blocked a Republican proposal that would have frozen pay raises for federal workers who have been found guilty of some form of sexual misconduct, seemingly showing they care more about partisan politics than the #MeToo Movement.
The Republican proposal to amend H.R. 790, a bill to give raises to federal employees, would have simply added the text “During calendar year 2019, no increase in pay as authorized under this Act may be provided to any Federal employee who has been disciplined for sexual misconduct under chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law” at the bottom of the existing bill.
It was a simple attempt to provide real ramifications in the form of a financial hardship to those disciplined for sexual misconduct.
The proposal failed, with just 206 Congressmen voting for it, including only 17 Democrats. Meanwhile, 215 Democrats voted against the proposal, and were joined by only one Republican.
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