Welch Urged to Do More than Apologize for Benton Harassment Case
House Democrats say a personal apology is not enough and want Welch to back reforms that address a toxic workplace culture.
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* My weekly syndicated newspaper column… Last month, House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch told WGN Political Editor Tahman Bradley during an interview, “I’m going to apologize for making her feel uncomfortable.” The woman he was referring to was a district office worker for former Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, who who quit after she said she was sexually [...]
Rich Miller: Welch urged to do more than apologize for Benton harassment case – Chicago Sun-Times
"Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who has been a Welch critic, had this to say: 'I agree with (the first victim's) perspective. A personal apology is empty unless backed with significant action. We need to fix the policies and procedures that failed her, but also the culture that led to the harm in the first place.'"
Welch urged to do more than apologize for Benton harassment case
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