{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://messer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=706", "ICYMI: Messer Joins Fox News to Discuss His Legislation to Protect Victims of Sexual Assault in Congress", "2017-11-28", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Luke Messer", "M001189", "messer.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "ICYMI: Messer Joins Fox News to Discuss His Legislation to Protect Victims of Sexual Assault in Congress \r\n   \r\n    \r\n      Bill would also stop tax dollars from being used in sexual assault settlements  \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,\r\n        November 28, 2017\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n      \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n        ICYMI U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) joined Fox News this afternoon to discuss his legislation to stop taxpayer dollars from being used to silence victims of sexual assault and protect members of Congress.\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      ICYMI U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06)\u00a0joined Fox News this afternoon to discuss his\u00a0legislation\u00a0to\u00a0stop taxpayer dollars from being used to silence victims of sexual assault and\u00a0protect members of Congress.\r\n\u201cIt was never OK that taxpayer dollars would be used to silence these victims,\u201d\u00a0Messer\u00a0said in the interview. \u201cIf a victim wants the opportunity to speak out and tell their story, they should be allowed to do so\u2026we should empower the victim.\u201d\r\nMesser\u2019s bill would release Congressional staff from current non-disclosure agreements signed as part of a sexual assault settlement with a Member of Congress, and prohibit non-disclosure agreements like this in the future. It would also prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to settle sexual harassment claims by a member of Congress or employee of the House or Senate.\r\nRep. Messer\u2019s full interview on Fox News can be found below and\u00a0here.\r\n\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://messer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=706"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.386351116001606, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}