Chuck Edwards: “I will present the results of three recent reports on DHS' implementation.”

I want to say something directly and publicly to the two women who have been at the center of all of this. I am sorry. I'm sorry that my actions, my judgment or the way that I expressed a friendship ever put either of you in an…

I recognize now that my understanding of those relationships may not have always matched yours.

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.