U.S. lawmaker Meehan resigns following sexual harassment claim

By Amanda BeckerWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Patrick Meehan, who used taxpayer money to settle a former staffer's sexual harassment claim, resigned on Friday from the House of Representatives and said he would repay the U.S. Treasury.Meehan announced in January he would not seek re-election after a $39,000 payment to a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment became public.Meehan said in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Fr