DADT repeal passes in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has voted to move ahead on legislation that would overturn the military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops – a policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
The 63-33 vote all but guarantees the legislation will pass the Senate and reach President Barack Obama by year’s end.
Republicans had blocked previous votes on the bill on procedural grounds. But with a major tax bill finished and a Pentagon study released in favor of repealing the ban, several Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the bill.
Final passage could come as early as Saturday afternoon.
DADT repeal passes in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has voted to move ahead on legislation that would overturn the military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops – a policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
The 63-33 vote all but guarantees the legislation will pass the Senate and reach President Barack Obama by year’s end.
Republicans had blocked previous votes on the bill on procedural grounds. But with a major tax bill finished and a Pentagon study released in favor of repealing the ban, several Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the bill.
Final passage could come as early as Saturday afternoon.