Ensign Returns, Quietly

Senator Addresses GOP Colleagues

• By Emily Pierce and Jessica Brady
• Roll Call Staff
• June 24, 2009, Midnight

Beleaguered Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) appears to be following a path into the shadows traveled by many scandal-plagued lawmakers before him — by hiding from the press, refusing to talk, and hoping that time will push the whole episode into the background.