Reps. Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn encouraged by national dialogue on sexual misconduct

Tennessee 6th District Congressman Diane Black speaks at the event.  The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga unveiled its new 100 kilowatt, 4-hour, vanadium redox flow battery made by UniEnergy Technologies of Mukilteo, Washington on September 22, 2017.
Tennessee 6th District Congressman Diane Black speaks at the event. The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga unveiled its new 100 kilowatt, 4-hour, vanadium redox flow battery made by UniEnergy Technologies of Mukilteo, Washington on September 22, 2017.
photo Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Diane Black has worked closely with many men during her six years in Congress, but she says she has never personally experienced sexual harassment there.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn chooses her words carefully when asked whether she has ever been the victim of sexual harassment in her nearly 15 years in office. She deftly turns the conversation to her career in both the public and the private sector.

"Within the course of my career, have I been subjected to dismissiveness or disrespect? Of course," Blackburn said. "I think every woman who has spent years in the workplace has."

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