The senator at the center of the legislative tug of war over a vote on the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” said Tuesday the strategy on how it could be considered is “up in the air,” according to a spokeswoman.
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.”
For now, Andringa said, the provision remains in the authorization bill.
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