Capitol Hill’s Hidden Payouts: Taxpayer Cash Covered Harassment Claims

A newly released batch of records is shedding light on how taxpayer money was used to resolve workplace complaints tied to members of Congress quietly.

According to the New York Post, Rep. 👤Nancy Mace revealed that more than $338,000 in public funds was paid out between 2007 and 2017 through what critics have described as a “sexual harassment slush fund.”

The total is higher than previously reported figures for that period, though it represents only a fraction of the roughly $18 million spent on workplace-related settlements across Capitol Hill over a broader timeframe.

On Monday, Mace identified several former lawmakers whose offices were responsible for payments, including Blake Farenthold, Eric Massa, John Conyers, and Patrick Meehan.

All four had previously faced allegations of sexual misconduct.

According to the data, Farenthold’s office paid $84,000 in 2014, while Massa’s office paid $115,000 across multiple settlements in 2010.

Conyers’ office paid $50,000 in 2010 and an additional $27,111.75 severance payment in 2017. Meehan’s office paid $39,250 in 2017.

Each of those cases had already been publicly linked to misconduct allegations