Evan Bayh: “This may be my last opportunity to interact with you in this capacity, and I just want to take this moment to thank you…”

I think it is important with regard to Volcker and some of these other things that you look at what was said.

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.

Only Congress could come up with a situation like this where you have to give your recommendations about implementation of the rule.

I rise today to honor the life of SSG Kevin Matthew Pape of the U.S. Army and Fort Wayne, IN. Staff Sergeant Pape was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, in the 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia. He was 30 years old…