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Missouri Lawmakers Mull Dress Code for Interns

August 18, 2015 at 5:12 pm ET By Taegan Goddard 25 Comments

After Missouri House Speaker John Diehl (R) was forced to resign following revelations that he exchanged sexually suggestive texts with a 19-year-old House intern, lawmakers suggested establishing an intern dress code, the Kansas City Star reports.

“The idea was greeted with disdain by Democrats and set off a firestorm on social media, with critics arguing that it was victim blaming that would do nothing to address the problem of sexual harassment.”

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