Senator Ensign's sex scandal is hurting his campaign's fundraising.

Now there are allegations that Ensign helped the mistress's husband get a lobbying job.

We are going to cooperate with any official inquiry. But as you all know, you can't comment on any of those things.

When you're the Republicans, and you're trying to change the conversation, when you don't need any more negativity than there already is around you want to redirect the message of your party, you don't want to be talking about Ensign.

Let me state this very carefully. We will cooperate with any official inquiries.

I want to thank Senator Reid for his work on this important legislation that will launch a new chapter in higher education expansion in southern Nevada.

When Congress first passed the Satellite Home Viewer Act back in 1988, I think few people could have imagined what the satellite industry would look like today.

I am focused on doing my work. And I'm going to continue to focus on doing my work.

I said in the past, I recommended him for jobs, just like I have recommended a lot of people. But we absolutely did nothing except for comply exactly with what the ethics laws and the ethics rules of the Senate state.

We only plan on -- we are going to cooperate with any official inquiries.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My time has expired but let me offer my congratulations to both of you on your nominations.