Chuck Edwards: “Yes. Absolutely. I mean, again, we are always going to have lobbying, and that is always going to be a problem.”

Mr. Speaker, regret is not an admission of sexual harassment.

I am imperfect. I have made mistakes, but I do not believe I committed sexual harassment.

I’m sorry that my actions, my judgment or the way that I expressed a friendship ever put either of you in an uncomfortable position.

And conduct that is otherwise permissible does not automatically become misconduct, simply because enough individual moments are assembled together and viewed through the darkest possible ends.