Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina posted a House floor speech on X on Sunday, saying predators have no place in Congress and that taxpayers had been used to cover up members’ misconduct. In the clip from Washington, D.C., she cites House rules on sexual harassment and relationships with staff while arguing Congress tried to keep the records hidden. Online users reacted after the post, with some backing her call to name those involved and others accusing her of ignoring other cases.
The video shows Mace at the House podium reading a privileged resolution. She begins, “Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2 A1 of rule 9, I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House,” then directs the Ethics Committee to “preserve and publicly release records” of reviews involving “clause 9 as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment” and “clause 18” of House Rule 23.
In the clip, she states, “there is no place for sexual harassment or unwelcome sexual advances in the House of Representatives,” and reads the rule that a member “may not engage in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House” under that member’s supervision.
Her caption said predators have “no place in Congress, especially not at the expense of taxpayers,” and that she is “shining a light on what they tried to keep hidden.” Separate from the clip, her office and later disclosures from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights have identified pre-2018 taxpayer-funded settlements tied to several former House members. The video itself does not name those members or show the settlement files.
Responses to the Congressional Floor Speech
Some users backed the push to identify those involved and end taxpayer-funded payouts. “The predators in Congress need to be revealed,” one commenter wrote.
Another said, “Taxpayers shouldn’t fund hush money for corrupt politicians abusing their power. Expose every single one of them and clean house in Washington.” A third called using public money for misconduct settlements “an abuse of power.”
Other replies focused on consistency. “Predators have no place in the White House. But you don’t care!” one user wrote.
Others asked about the Epstein files, including “Still no #EpsteinFiles. Why?” while a separate comment thanked Mace for signing an Epstein Files discharge petition.
A few pointed to the setting itself, calling it “empty chamber, empty promises.”
The post adds another public moment to Mace’s months-long effort to release congressional harassment records. It remains unclear whether the latest clip will change that process beyond the discussion already underway.
