Jimmy Gomez: “I like how the Secretary has crisp yes-no answers when the Republicans are asking, but when the Democrats are asking…”

As I said when the existence of an inquiry was first reported two months ago in the media, years ago, I made personal mistakes outside my marriage.

I am deeply sorry to my wife for the pain and embarrassment that I have brought into our lives.

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

I opposed this bill, especially as amended, because it expands the Department of Defense's authority into areas traditionally handled by civilian agencies.