White House pushes for "don't ask" vote this year
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President Barack Obama and senior White House officials urged top lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a measure this year that would allow gay men and women to serve openly in the U.S. military.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a measure to end the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy would be considered as part of a bill authorizing defense spending and would be brought up for a vote after the Thanksgiving holiday break.
"Our Defense Department supports repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' as a way to build our all-volunteer armed forces," Reid said in a statement. "We need to repeal this discriminatory policy so that any American who wants to defend our country can do so."
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a measure to end the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy would be considered as part of a bill authorizing defense spending and would be brought up for a vote after the Thanksgiving holiday break.
"Our Defense Department supports repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' as a way to build our all-volunteer armed forces," Reid said in a statement. "We need to repeal this discriminatory policy so that any American who wants to defend our country can do so."
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