Evan Bayh: “I would like to thank all of our witnesses today for your contributions.”

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

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.

I had no idea until I was talking to Senator Bennet yesterday about his father's long commitment to public service.

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