Gop Sen. Halloran of Nebraska sexually harassed Sen Cavanaugh in his speech in the senate as he continually used her name as he read a disgusting r8pe scene from a book.
— Miranda (@DoomScroling) March 26, 2024
This is the gop. A party that has so little respect for women that they not only advocate for women to lose… pic.twitter.com/wyNkHStAeJ
Nebraska state senator Steve Halloran (R) tried to sexually humiliate statew senator Machaela Cavanaugh (D) by substituting her name in a rape scene from the book “Lucky” by Alice Seabold on March 25. After being called out his obvious sexual harassment, Halloran then claimed he was talking about a different male colleague named Cavanaugh, notes KETV.
The Nebraska Examiner notes Halloran will be investigated for sexual harassment:
The incident prompted State Sen. Ray Aguilar of Grand Island, who chairs the Legislature’s Executive Board, to announce Wednesday morning that he had personally launched an investigation under the Legislature’s workforce harassment policy against Halloran. The investigation must be completed within 45 days.
But Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, along with Dunbar Sen. Julie Slama — who have both said they have been victimized by sexual violence — said the legislative investigation was inadequate and wouldn’t allow the Halloran comments to be addressed until after the 2024 session ends in April.
Halloran falsely claimed in April 2023 that rape cannot cause pregnancy: “No one’s forcing anyone to be pregnant. Pregnancy’s a voluntary act between two consenting adults.”
(Sources: Wikipedia, KETV, Nebraska Examiner , Twitter)