What the senators calling for Al Franken to resign are saying

Numerous Democratic senators and other political figures on Wednesday called for the resignation of Sen. Al Franken, DFL-Minn., after a former Democratic aide accused him of trying to force a kiss on her after a recording of his radio show in 2006. It is the latest in a slew of accusations against the senator. Franken emphatically denied the Democratic aide's claims.

Franken's Minnesota colleague, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, stopped short of calling for his resignation.

Here's what the senators calling for Franken to step down are saying. This list will continue to be updated.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.

"Obviously, there were new allegations today, and enough is enough. We need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it is OK, none of it is acceptable and we, as elected leaders, should absolutely be held to a higher standard."

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.

Sen. Mazie Hirono. D-Hawaii

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

"I think he should resign," Elizabeth Warren said in a statement put out by her staff, the Boston Globe reports. She did not elaborate.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del.

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.

"These courageous women have come forward and I think clearly this last revelation adds to what seems to be a pattern here. That was enough to make me come to the conclusion that even though there is a process established, that desperately needs to be changed, it is is right that he should step down at this point," the Record reports.

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine

"A big part of the national conversation we're having on sexual assault involves listening carefully and with respect to woman. I urge Sen. Franken to do just that: listen to the Senate's female leaders, and evaluate if he can continue to be an effect Senator for the people of Minnesota, given the growing number of allegations against him. For me, I think it's time for my friend to resign."

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine