It might feel like they won in the short term, but they can't in the long term.
Freshman Democratic Rep. Katie Hill made her final remarks as a member of the US House of Representatives from the chamber floor on Thursday, days … Not just because of corruption, obstruction of justice or gross misconduct, but because of the deepest abuse of power, including the abuse of power over women. I am leaving because of the thousands of vile, threatening emails, calls and texts that made me fear for my life and the lives of the people that I care about. “She made her decision and her timing, and I respect that,” Pelosi said.Pelosi also issued a broader warning to be careful on social media — reiterating comments she had “Regardless of any errors in judgment that anyone may have made, it's shameful that she's been exposed to public humiliation by way of cyber-exploitation,” Pelosi said. It's a reality I'm still grappling with and I will be for a long time to come.I expected or I at least hoped to be here for as long as the voters of California's twenty-fifth district deemed me worthy of the honor of representing them. California Rep. Katie Hill gives final speech in Congress: 'I'm leaving now because of a double standard' Rep. Katie Hill said her departure is partly due to a "double standard" and apologized to her supporters. Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), who announced her resignation from Congress on Sunday amid accusations of sexual relationships with staffers, is speaking out about her decision, vowing to fight back against “revenge porn” after nude photos of her were leaked to conservative media.
I will never shirk my responsibility for this sudden ending to my time here, but I have to say more because this is bigger than me. “But I have more to say because this is bigger than me,” she added. Asked if they were approached about the photos, Pack said he would not comment. Top coverage. “The way to overcome this setback is for women to keep showing up, to keep running for office, to keep stepping up as leaders, because the more we show up, the less power they have.”Hill used her last speech as a House member to decry the double standards applied to male and female public officials, to take aim at the conservative outlets that disseminated nude photos of her without her consent and to promise not to shrink from the spotlight as she speaks out against cyber exploitation of women. “I’m leaving now because of a double standard. We will not be broken.
I am leaving because I no longer want to be used as a bargaining chip. Democratic Rep. Katie Hill of California, who announced her plans to resign from her congressional seat earlier this week, gave her final speech on the floor of … I am leaving now because of a double standard. “I'm stepping down, but I refuse to let this experience scare off other women who dare to take risks," she said.
Some of the salacious and humiliating photos depicted her in intimate moments with a female campaign aide. We will rise and we will make tomorrow better than today. Speaker Nancy Pelosi lauded Hill as an “absolutely outstanding young public servant” in her weekly news conference Thursday morning. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger.
Because I've been told that people were angry when I stood strong after the first article was posted and that they had hundreds more photos and text messages that they would release bit by bit until they broke me down to nothing while they used my faults and my past to distract from the things that matter most. The online exploitation, sometimes called “revenge porn,” is illegal in 46 states, including California, where she resides, and the District of Columbia.