Must Watch: Reps. Chaffetz / Hice Tear Into USFS Directors Over Allowing "Rape Culture"
HEARING DATE: 12/1/2016 Full Story: http://flashnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2016/12/culture-of-sexual-assault-allowed.html *EXAMINING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE* Full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform TAKEAWAYS: Harassment and discrimination at USDA has gotten worse under the Obama Administration. Witnesses testified sexual assault, harassment, discrimination, and resulting retaliation has increased at the Agency since 2008. Whistleblowers shared personal heartbreaking accounts of sexual harassment, hostile work environments, and discrimination. FS has shown a lack of accountability and a poor record of investigating allegations of sexual harassment with perpetrators often escaping discipline by retiring, moving, or seeking a promotion. The Office of Special Counsel found that the USDA Office of Civil Rights (OASCR) is “seriously mismanaged, thereby compromising the civil rights of USDA employees.” FS requested Congressional assistance to simplify the process of firing federal employees. PURPOSE: To address misconduct, sexual harassment, and disparate treatment of women within FS. To examine the USDA’s management of its OASCR and handling of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints. BACKGROUND: FS has faced criticism and media reports over egregious cases of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Many women describe a work environment where there is a lack of accountability and a fear of retaliation for reporting such behavior. USDA has been questioned over its management of OASCR and its handling of EEO complaints. Reports have found that OASCR was significantly late in processing EEO complaints, among other issues. In March 2016, current FS employee Denise Rice courageously shared her heartbreaking experience of being sexually harassed at the Agency. Tags: Trey Gowdy, Jason Chaffetz, Cummings, USDA, NFS, FireFighter, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, EEOC, President Obama, Inspector General, Rape, Stalking, Assault. *I will immediately reply to any legitimate copyright concerns should one exist.* *DOD Non-Endorsement Disclaimer: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.”* *Department of Defense (DoD) motion and still media files are referred to as Visual Information (VI)*; in general, DoD VI that are works of authorship prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. *Fair Use Disclaimer for News Broadcasting*: The Content in this video constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. This channel is making such material available in a effort to advance the understanding of the following, including but not limited to: environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues. *NOTHING IN THIS VIDEO OR ANY VIDEO ON THIS CHANNEL SHOULD EVER BE CONSTRUED BY ANYONE THAT THIS CHANNEL CONDONES UNLAWFUL ACTS OR VIOLENCE*. All grievances, should be settled in a humane, legal and ethical manner. Comments that are of a nature that construes “Hate Speech” or other violence will likely be automatically censored, and comments banned.
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I've been watching a lot of these oversight hearings and I'm noticing the people in charge have no idea what the hell their doing or what's going on. I want to know what happens after these hearings.
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This is why we are so far in debt in this country, since we aren't firing any of these people for ANY of this misconduct. In the general public, you don't get a choice to retire, you are fired from your job. This oversighte committee needs to go down thru all of these gov. agencies one by one, and cut jobs. I don't think it would make a difference if they fired half if them since they don't seem to be working anyway. No one seems to know anything about their own agency. This is outrageous!
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Go go get them ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Jason Chaffetz. God bless u. Mr Jason and Mr Trey best for America. I'm so happy America Hav good and truly server by these good
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LOVE IT!
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Do you think it would be a good idea to write all the individuals on this committee, and ask them if they have been living in a cave?
When all branches of government were privatized, "oversight" by Congress became just an illusion; I thought, this illusion was mainly for the people?
But it appears government employees are also trapped in the illusion?
These State and/or Federal employees; these OVER SIGHT committees (seems an oxymoron!) have betrayed the American people knowingly or ???
Congress has accomplished this by "piece-mealing" policy, rules, and regulations, that govern accountability, out of their hands.
Are they truely this ignorant? Accountability protocals that were in place over Government branches, were severed when these branches were cut from the Congress Tree, removed, and planted under private business.
And how can Mr.Hice or Mr. Gowdy expect employees of these private Federal giants to investigate their own interests? And then display amazed emotions of surprise that the victims are treated unfairly and the perpetrators get a slap on the wrist?
Even a "Federal or State Defense Attorney" has their "Federal or State employer's best interest, not the VICTIMS!
They behave so convincingly "indignant" that it makes me wonder if this is an act, or have they been totally brain washed?
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Can't punish people for sexual misconduct when half the government is apparently complicit in a human trafficking cover-up. That would open a legal rabbit hole plenty fast, can't have that. #pizzagate
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I think my beats will fit your videos fam, sub for sub
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First, it hasn't been too long since I heard Obama say there are no scandals in his administration. I would certainly say this is scandalous! 600 in 1 year & barely no discipline...is inexcusable anywhere, but more so as a government employee!
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so many incompetent people in key positions almost like its by design .
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sent the links ... and this is sick pure cover up and they keep passing the buck this government needs cut by 2/3 so they can not and have to stand up to these actions and Lago gets ripped when they ask is anything getting better under the obama admena
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Thank you Reps Chaffetz and Hice for your grilling of Mr. Leonardo and Ms. Lago. Great, we have identified two (2) persons within USFS that are ignorant of their regulated duties, and double-speaking when answering both legislators. Great. I will now tell both legislators that it "takes an Act of Congress" to get rid (NO option to retire with benefits) of civil servants gone astray. So, where is the problem? Aren't we here? And, Gentleman, you may start the termination procedure with Leonard and Laos! Reason: Incompetence (way-too stupid for the pay grade held)!
And, Gentleman, I sure hope that NOBODY is being promoted for such criminal acts, or absent your collective offices not doing anything, I move that we fire you for the same reason of Incompetence (NO benefits)!
We can't fire anyone because of some Law --> CHANGE the law, or was "Drain the Swamp" just a catchy phrase?
Leonardo Lago -
These committees should totally ignore time limits during questioning every once and a while, for the good of The People.
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U.S. Forest Service.. Don't they run the Swamps..? Trump gonna drain em, right..? ha ha ha..!
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And I bet these same people claimed they were "shocked" when Donald Trump said the "p" word!!!
Two faced, double standard hypocrites!!!
P.S. Chaffetz is an awesome voice btw! -
Thank you for sharing!
Im tweeting this with several different headers, with several different hashtags to several different people or "groups" of people.
I hate to stoop and call names but for the idiots that think #DrainTheSwamp just means the cabinet or the high ranking people in the admin...#DrainTheSwamp means...drain that sh*it all the way down to the stupid liberal laws that somehow got passed, that further PROTECTS CRIMINALS! I am appalled to hear this. I guarantee you that middle class America doesn't get the option to retire with benefits when charged with sexual harassment or sexual misconduct! Hell...you probably wouldn't be eligible for unemployment!
When in the hell did we get so passive?!?!
And the numbers? Did you hears those numbers? Wth?
Lord knows we have a country full of corrupt politicians, but Praise God for those that stick with it and try to make a difference!!!
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Even the Forest Service? So many of these bureaucratic appointees under DaBama are real winners. The Democratic Party is rotten to the core. Time to shut it down. Can President Trump dissolve it via Executive Order?
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Even the Forest Service? So many of these bureaucratic appointees under DaBama are real winners. The Democratic Party is rotten to the core. Time to shut it down. Can President Trump dissolve it via Executive Order?
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