WASHINGTON ― Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) called on Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to step down in light of mounting sexual harassment allegations. “I believe these women, I see the pattern and there is only one conclusion ― Rep. Conyers must resign.”Last week, Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.), a second-term congresswoman, became the first Democrat in Congress to urge Conyers to resign. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) upped the pressure on Conyers late Tuesday by asking the House Ethics Committee if they needed additional resources to “expeditiously” conduct a sexual harassment investigation of the congressman. “As one who served seven years on the Ethics Committee, I know that the demands on staff and resources can at times be overstretched,” Pelosi wrote in a letter. “Should you need any additional resources to fairly and swiftly pursue these investigations, please make that need known.”

Source: Huffington Post November 28, 2017 22:52 UTC