Jimmy Gomez: “Sometimes when the hard lines of--like zero tolerance-- people think that that's going to solve the problem. It's not…”

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.

Although my actions were consensual in nature and haven't violated the law or House Ethics rules, that doesn't diminish the impact that these mistakes have made on those I care about the most.

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.