Barney Frank: “In closing, I would repeat what has been said before, but apparently with sufficient clarity, I guess. The one person…”

“In closing, I would repeat what has been said before, but apparently with sufficient clarity, I guess. The one person, who more than any other, was penalized for speaking out in this matter, in defense of the principles that the previous speaker articulated was a chaplain, the chaplain who was sent to Okinawa in a punitive transfer, and I know people have said that the Air Force gave different reasons for that. I do not think anyone really believes that. It is clear that she was transferred for punitive reasons, because she spoke out against what she thought was an inappropriate set of actions against people's freedom of religion. She was, as we said and is, a chaplain. Mr. Chairman, I yield to my friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).”