And Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho is facing a potential ethics probe following his admission to pleading guilty to disorderly conduct this past June. Police say Craig was detained after he made a series of sexual advances to an undercover officer in a men’s bathroom in Minneapolis. In his first public comments Tuesday, Craig repeatedly said he isn’t gay and claimed he pleaded guilty because of pressure from a newspaper investigation into other alleged sexual encounters in men’s bathrooms.

Sen. Larry Craig: “Let me be clear: I am not gay, I never have been gay. Still, without a shred of truth or evidence to the contrary, the Statesman has engaged in this witch hunt. In pleading guilty, I overreacted in Minneapolis because of the stress the Idaho Statesman investigation and the rumors it has fueled all around Idaho.”

Craig has been criticized for opposing gay rights. He’s voted against same-sex marriage and spoken out against homosexuals serving in the military.