U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7) U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-7) announced Friday that he would immediately resign from office and repay costs from a severance agreement to a former staffer of his who claimed that Meehan had attempted to initiate a romantic relationship with her, and then, when rebuffed, mistreated her. Meehan — who was facing a House Ethics Committee investigation over the incident...