Evan Bayh: “It's like being on a treadmill. We're running faster and faster, but we're staying in place.”

I rise today to honor the life of Corporal John C. Bishop of the U.S. Marine Corps and Versailles, IN. Corporal Bishop was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He lost his life on September 8, 2010…

In all likelihood there were gay Americans serving at Valley Forge, there were gay Americans at Gettysburg, there were gay Americans on Normandy Beach, there are gay Americans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today.

if there are Americans who are willing to lay down their lives for our country and make that kind of sacrifice, and we can enable them to be that kind of patriot without harming our national security, not only is it better for them, it is…

I rise today to honor the life of SSG Kevin Matthew Pape of the U.S. Army and Fort Wayne, IN. Staff Sergeant Pape was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, in the 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia. He was 30 years old…