Article snippet: Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has joined the chairman of the House Democrats' campaign committee in calling on a first-term Democratic Nevada congressman to resign, following a report that he sexually harassed an aide during his 2016 congressional campaign. In an article published by BuzzFeed Friday afternoon, Rep. Ruben Kihuen was accused of making repeated sexual advances toward his then-campaign finance director by a woman identified as "Samantha." BuzzFeed said it is withholding her surname at her request. Samantha alleges that Kihuen propositioned her for dates and sex, and twice touched her thighs without consent. Samantha said she did not feel comfortable telling the campaign's leadership about the alleged harassment, so she quit. Kihuen released a statement Friday night in response to the BuzzFeed article, in which he apologized -- but also claimed not to recall any alleged harassment. "The staff member in question was a valued member of my team," Kihuen said. "I sincerely apologize for anything that I may have said or done that made her feel uncomfortable. I take this matter seriously as it is not indicative of who I am, but I want to make it clear that I don’t recall any of the circumstances she described." (The initial statement from Kihuen, however, omitted "but I want to make it clear that I don’t recall any of the circumstances she described.") Kihuen also addressed in his statement his affinity for supporting women's rights. "I w... Link to the full article to read more