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Utah’s Rep. Mia Love calls for GOP Texas congressman Blake Farenthold to resign

"I think that he should voluntarily resign" - Rep. Mia Love on Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican who reportedly settled a sexual harassment complaint with taxpayer money in 2014 https://t.co/9bWBfq1BrZ pic.twitter.com/wWzh19uZAo

— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) December 8, 2017

The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that it had launched an investigation into allegations that Farenthold had sexually harassed an aide.

Love also supported the announced resignation of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., amid allegations that he had groped women and acted inappropriately.

"There's a culture that has to change...members of Congress should hold themselves to a higher standard.