In what could be a be a major victory for opponents of a repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Michigan, told reporters on Capitol Hill it is possible the vote on repeal could be considered separately from the defense authorization bill. Levin supports repealing the law, which bans openly gay troops from serving.
Levin hopes both the defense authorization and “don’t ask, don’t tell” are resolved, spokeswoman Tara Andringa said, but “how that happens is up in the air.”…
Several senators on the fence about the repeal are waiting for a report by the military, expected December 1, on the impact of a proposed repeal. Two senators, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, sent a letter Monday to Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking for an earlier release of the report. While Congress awaits the report, it will not consider the defense bill.
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