Evan Bayh: “Congress and particularly this committee have consistently resourced every funding request and dedicated billions 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.

Well, I would encourage you to keep an eye on that because to the extent that they are not harmonized, they can lead to some consequences that could hurt us commercially.

It has been a privilege for me to work with you.

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.