Mike Lee actually said...

"I didn't think that we ought to be putting this burden disproportionately on the Department of Defense as we were."

"I think the ability to believe according to one's own belief system and to express those views appropriately is of utmost importance to the morale of all of our service men and women and to their fami..."

"Certainly one's religious freedom should never be curtailed merely because one decides to serve one's country in the military."

"I hope that as the Services continue to reassess their force mixture that those sentiments that you expressed very well will continue to be at the forefront of your mind."