State Rep. Sally Kern, who caused a firestorm three years ago that sparked calls for her to resign after she said the homosexual agenda was a bigger threat to America than terrorism, said Wednesday that U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., should step down because his actions are a distraction to Congress.

Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said she asked that a motion in March to publicly reprimand her in the House of Representatives for disparaging comments she made against blacks and women be approved unanimously so it wouldn't be a lingering distraction to lawmakers.

“I wanted to get the mess behind us because I was afraid had that not happened there might have been some individuals who would have done everything they could to drag it out and drag it out,” Kern said. “We still had work to do.”

The account of Weiner, who at first said his Twitter account had been hacked and someone sent a lewd photograph to a woman before admitting he had sent the picture, is dominating the news from Washington, Kern said.