Snowe Pledges Repeal of DADT
The Portland Press Herald reports:
U.S. Sen. strong>Olympia Snowe< said Wednesday she would support the repeal of the military policy that prevents gays from serving openly.
The announcement came as the U.S. House of Representatives voted on repealing the policy, known as 'don't ask, don't tell.'
“After careful analysis of the comprehensive report compiled by the Department of Defense and thorough consideration of the testimony provided by the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the service chiefs, I support repeal of the 'don’t ask, don’t tell' law,” Snowe said in a statement.
