Chuck Edwards: “In my view, there should be. These sorts of government investments should be subject to a detailed cost-benefit…”

I respect the House vote. I do not accept the conclusion that it produced.

I can acknowledge poor judgment, regret the discomfort that some of my actions may have caused, and apologize to those who were hurt by this episode, while still disputing a conclusion that the evidence simply does not support.

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

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.