Jimmy Gomez: “My point--that's exactly my point. Everybody always makes it seem that this is like--that there's this big magnet that…”

I respect the Committee's process and am confident that a full and impartial review of the facts will bear that out.

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

I made personal mistakes outside my marriage. 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.