We settled to bring this matter to closure, more as a convenience than as an admission of wrongdoing.

The state settled for $37,500. There's not an admission of liability on the part of the state.

We are satisfied that this is being settled as a civil matter. Despite a long, thorough and high-profile investigation, the government has not charged anyone at Wal-Mart with wrongdoing.

How could they find no wrongdoing?

There is no room for partisan grandstanding on this matter, ... If wrongdoing is confirmed it ought to be dealt with in the appropriate way laid out by the rules of the House.

If there was any wrongdoing, the buck stops with me.