Chuck Edwards: “We will ask the Pentagon whether it is being reconsidered or if they are moving ahead.”

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.

The factual findings of this investigation do not justify branding me as though I did.

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.