A Republican lawmaker publicly accused Rep. Mike Zabel (D., Delaware) on Wednesday of sexual harassment and called for his resignation, as House leadership grapples with how to handle multiple accusations against him.
During an International Women’s Day press conference, Rep. Abby Major described an incident she said took place last year.A Republican lawmaker publicly accused Rep. Mike Zabel on Wednesday of sexual harassment and called for his resignation, as House leadership grapples with how to handle multiple accusations against him.
“To the men listening to this, you’ll never understand the feeling of a man touching you, following you, making you feel incredibly uncomfortable and unsafe and being able to do nothing about it,” Major said. Major said she originally planned to give Zabel “a pass” for his drunken, inappropriate behavior until Andi Perez, a top lobbyist for the Service Employees International Union 32BJ,Perez had said in January that an unnamed representative had harassed her, and she had called for a change in House rules.
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