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    Speaker Ryan On Sexual Harassment: 'We Are Having A Watershed Moment In This Country'

    "I think we're all realizing that sexual harassment in America is absolutely pervasive and it's got to go and we need to end it," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told NPR's Steve Inskeep.
    by Jessica Taylor Nov 30, 2017 3 minutes
    "I think we're all realizing that sexual harassment in America is absolutely pervasive and it's got to go and we need to end it," says House Speaker Paul Ryan.

    Updated at 8:15 p.m. ET

    House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., says the rash of sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations coming to light could end up being a "watershed moment" in changing the culture — including on Capitol Hill — that has covered them up far too long.

    "We are having a watershed moment in this country. I think this is a defining moment in this country. And I think it needs to be a defining moment in this country," Ryan told 's Steve Inskeep in an interview on Capitol Hill

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