Jimmy Gomez: “One of the troubling aspects of the Sackler family's role in the opioid epidemic, and there are many, is how you…”

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

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.

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

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.