Conversation so far:
What does the section have to do with the hiring of sex workers?
Vitter's phone number was included in a published list of phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates.
Who was Pamela Martin and Associates?
a company owned and run by Deborah Jeane Palfrey, also known as the "D.C.
Madam".
What did she do?
convicted by the U.S.
government for running a prostitution service.
Was he prosecuted for being on this list?
The following day, Vitter issued a written statement in which he took responsibility for his "sin" and asked for forgiveness.
Did anything else come of this for Vitter?
after a week of self-imposed seclusion, Vitter emerged and called a news conference.

Question: What did he say during this news conference?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Vitter say during the news conference called for?