Democrats, frustrated with what they call Republicans’ inaction to address sex harassment at the State Capitol, are forming their own working group. Roseville Representative Jamie Becker-Finn says, “We’ve reached the point where the issue really needed to be forced to see whether Speaker Daudt and the Republicans were willing to actually move forward on this issue.”
House Republican Majority Leader Joyce Peppin responds her subcommittee will have comprehensive recommendations shortly after lawmakers return from break. Peppin adds about the working group Democrats are setting up, “Nothing could happen because, just under the details of the task force itself, they wouldn’t have recommendations back to us until after session.”