When you have a policy of discrimination in the United States, the burden has to be on those who are defending it.
I do not find the arguments used to justify 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' convincing.
I don't think, respectfully, there's any basis for saying that, if we repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' the number of homosexual assaults will...
Sixty-nine percent of Americans are recorded as supporting their right to serve.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice applies to everyone, gay and straight.
What matters is a willingness and an ability to perform the mission, not an individual's sexual orientation.
Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will have absolutely no effect on that.
I hope we can move quickly and deliberately to maximize the opportunity for all Americans to serve their country.
Mr. Almy and Ms. Kopfstein were discharged solely on the basis of who they are.
There is no evidence that the presence of gay and lesbian colleagues would damage our military's ability to fight.
We need to disabuse ourselves of the notion that a test score constitutes an education.
Our goal shouldn't be to punish shortcomings but to encourage success.
We need to reform ESEA this year, and the administration's proposal serves as a useful first step.
We need to make education everybody's job.
The final Senate CFPA proposal may be weaker, however.
No education policy--not No Child Left Behind and not any of the proposed reforms--will work without adequate funding.
Now, of course, for the United States, we want Iraqis to make these decisions, and we are very encouraged by the elections.
The Obama administration, on the other hand, has chosen to put diplomacy at the forefront of foreign policy.
