Two days after his party's top leaders called for embattled New York congressman Anthony Weiner to resign, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes followed suit.
"While millions of Americans go without work, families throughout the country fear foreclosures, and our nation faces a fiscal crisis, we cannot afford the continued distraction of this sorry situation," Himes said in a statement issued this mornning.
"I hope Mr. Weiner will choose to step down so Congress can put this matter to rest and so that he can focus on his personal situation."
Himes, a two-term Democrat from Connecticut's 4th District. also announced that the $2,000 his campaign has recieved from Weiner will be donated to chairty. The money will be contributed to the Yerwood Center, a Stamford community resource center.
