Evan Bayh: “This violates something fundamental in the American character.”

We are paying a macroeconomic price for the delay in resolving this issue.

We should not discriminate against them. We should honor that service, honor that patriotism, the way we do the service and patriotism of any American who is willing to put on the uniform of this country.

Our national security has not been harmed by the integration of the Armed Forces.

There's something fundamentally wrong about that. If we can pursue our Nation's security without putting them or us as a country institutionalizing hypocrisy, I think America is stronger, we are a more just and secure country.