Evan Bayh: “We need more than just kind of a vague assertion that, 'Don't worry. Trust us, it'll be taken care of.'”

It's time now to allow men and women to serve their country and to do so without having to conceal their sexual orientation.

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.

If they become significantly affected by this, does that present a systemic risk of some kind?

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