Jimmy Gomez: “What we need right now is a reduction of carbon emissions by 50 percent this decade.”

I stand ready to cooperate with the Ethics Committee inquiry and provide it with whatever information it might need.

Young people today face challenges that would have been hard to imagine a generation ago, and we have a responsibility to ensure their needs remain front and center.

I have and continue to sincerely apologize to my family, friends, and the people that I have the privilege to serve.

I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family.