Mark Takano: “let me just say that I don't understand why-- to acknowledge and to allow a flag to be displayed in a workstation or to…”

“let me just say that I don't understand why-- to acknowledge and to allow a flag to be displayed in a workstation or to be flown during Pride month in certain areas--the other side believes that LGBTQ+ people are such a threat to recognize their service in the military. We are a country of inclusion. We are the land of the free and the home of the brave. That should include all of us. There is no reason we should think that the fact that we had a policy of inclusion and that we had Pride flags at the Department of Defense was the reason why we were falling short of our recruitment goals. There was something else going on there. This is all crazy talk, and that is why I think more and more Americans think it is the Republican Party that has gone too far with its very extreme views about LGBTQIA+ people and defense. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”