In a candid critique, a Florida Republican has criticized the “culture of creepiness” she perceives in Congress, urging members focused on personal relationships to find other avenues for their pursuits.
Rep. Kat Cammack spoke to MeidasTouch on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, expressing strong opinions when asked about the recent push to prohibit Congress members from becoming romantically involved with House staffers.
“Listen, if you’re looking for love, I suggest you look elsewhere,” Cammack stated. “Maybe join … I don’t know, what are the apps these days? eHarmony? Match? Grindr? Tinder? Swipe right, swipe left? I’m not quite sure, but I think we’d be better off if members were more focused on their work than enhancing their love life.”
When asked if she had heard reports of sexual misconduct among Congress members, she responded, “I’m trying to think of another way to say ‘F-yeah!’ without using that word, but yeah, it’s a really big effing problem.”
Cammack’s comments were in response to a new resolution proposed by Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.). The resolution seeks to uphold the existing ban on lawmakers dating their staffers or staffers of a committee they serve on, and also mandates that House lawmakers disclose such relationships to the House Ethics Committee.
Crank introduced the resolution a day after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) expressed his support of a ban on members having relationships with any Capitol Hill staffers.
In her discussion with MeidasTouch, Cammack commended Crank for making a “really good faith effort” in “trying to jump in and solve this issue.”
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“Listen, I don’t want the government involved in people’s love lives, but what we have seen is, like I said, a culture of creepiness where you have members that are soliciting staff, they’re approaching staff, they’re putting them in very awkward situations, and that’s just wrong,” she added. “And so, I wouldn’t feel comfortable sending my daughter to work here on Capitol Hill, and until I feel like that has changed, we’re gonna keep going to try to figure out ways to make Capitol Hill a safe place to work.”
Cammack and her husband, Matthew Harrison, are parents of a daughter, Augusta, who will turn 1 in August.
The representative previously made headlines when she recalled nearly dying while having an ectopic pregnancy in 2024. Health professionals on the left, she said, were reluctant to provide her with reproductive care as they feared criminal prosecution amid Florida’s six-week abortion ban.
