WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tom Udall released the following statement on Senator Al Franken:

"Sexual harassment is never acceptable at any time or any place. I fully support the Ethics Committee investigation into this matter, and I am glad that Senator Franken has agreed to cooperate.

"With regard to the conversation we have been having about sexual harassment on Capitol Hill: A workplace should be safe from harassment of all kinds. And my wish and my hope is that Congress can set an example for the nation and that harassment can be made a thing of the past."