Biden's request for the Secretary of the Senate to look for and produce any employee complaint fro. Tara Reade should be getting more coverage. It was the right and fair move by the VP.
The issue is not the Delaware papers.
The issue is not the Delaware papers.
When a congressional staff member is hired, they are hired as an employee of the House or Senate. Their tenure is w the institution, and under the administration of the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate. They work in the office of a member, senator, committee, etc
They may choose to remain employed with another office when their member or senator leaves, or they may choose to separate from the Hill. But the exit paperwork, as with all paperwork, is handled by the Clerk or Secretary's office, re COBRA, retirement, final pay, etc.
When a member or senator leaves, the House or Senate sends all of their office materials from both on-site and those in storage to the retiring member or senator's home, office or designated destination like a university. But those materials do not include employment records.
Employment records remain the custody of the House or Senate because the institution was, is, and remains the employer of all members, senators, and staff members.
If records exist of a complaint filed with the Senate, they would not be with Biden's official and personal archives in Delaware. But they would be with the Secretary of the Senate under whatever storage protocols administered by that office for employee records.
Biden was right to request the Secretary of the Senate search for and release any complaints filed with the Secretary by Ms. Reade.
Where other politicians seek to hide information, Biden deserves credit for trying to produce it.
Where other politicians seek to hide information, Biden deserves credit for trying to produce it.
