Rep. John Shimkus, chairman of the House Page Board, has acknowledged knowing about an "overly friendly" exchange between Foley and a former male page.
"We ordered Congressman Foley to cease all contact with this former House page to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, " Shimkus said in a statement Friday.
Foley assured Shimkus that nothing inappropriate had occurred, and Foley was warned not to have contact with the teen and to watch his conduct around pages, Shimkus said.
Today, they heard from John Shimkus, who is chairman of the House page program, and he says he wishes now he had told the other members of the page board what was going on with Foley and his interest in the male pages.