Just to kind of track the topic of today's discussion, that is setting standards primarily for the recovery of methane that comes from flowback.

Well, then, let me turn to the fact that a couple of States have already adopted green completion strategies.

So in terms of the experience of the companies that have already gone down this track, would they come to this now from the viewpoint of, we did this for corporate responsibility, or would they also say that it has turned out that the…

I think that many analysts would reach the conclusion that if you would apply that Old Testament justice in 2008 and 2009, JPMorgan would have been gone down and you would have been out of a job.

this bill, Senate Bill 1852, the Spouses of Heroes Education Act, represents a small step to help Gold Star spouses reclaim some of that potential.

Let us provide the same opportunity to our Gold Star spouses as we provide to the children to help the spouses restore a financial foundation for their families and take control of their futures.

Tremendously important that there be the opportunity for employment and a structured life when folks return.

I applaud their efforts, Bill Nelson's effort to create a veterans conservative corps.

I do think that the way that this particular statute or proposed statute is crafted has been to address a major concern, which is to create a new list of uncertainties.

ENDA is good for business, good for our employees, and our communities.

This is not, nor should it be, a democratic or republican issue.

Thank you very much.

I really appreciate your holding a hearing on this issue, which is so critical for LGBT Americans.

Because State after State has wrestled with these boundaries and worked it out.

There are some who have criticized ENDA saying that it would force businesses to create a quota system in order to, if you will, protect themselves. We have not seen that in Oregon, that concern did not materialize.

It is time now to say to all Americans no matter who you are, no matter your sexual identity, your gender identity, if you are willing to work hard, if you are willing to contribute to society, then you are important to us.

I also want to recognize the indispensable role that the late Senator Ted Kennedy played on this issue.

This discrimination 'has no place in our society'.

It is a matter of fundamental fairness. It is who we are as Americans.

We wrestled with defining the boundaries of religious exemption. It seems to have worked very well in that I have never heard a single complaint in the 5 years since.

I think, the perspective Mr. Bagenstos has presented is very much in line with all of the legal efforts to create significant and broad exemptions for these organizations.

Thirty-seven religious organizations on that list, and thank you for putting it into the record.

Let us not lose sight as we wrestle over clauses that raise questions about what is a religious association, the courts have worked that out.

This discrimination is absolutely wrong. It is morally wrong and we must end it.

We simply should not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or sexual identity, period.