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As the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell headed toward defeat in the Senate last week -- delivering what was seen at the time as quite possibly a fatal blow to repeal this year -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and said he wanted to help put repeal back on the agenda.
In a phone interview with TPM Wednesday evening, shortly after the House approved a standalone DADT repeal bill that just might push repeal through before the lame duck ends, Hoyer described how he saw to it that the House acted to spur on the Senate.
How House Democrats Rushed To Save DADT Repeal | TPMDC
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The House voted 250-175 today in favor of repealing DADT, a tally that included a 10 vote increase (from five to 15) in the number of Republicans voting for repeal. Hoyer chalked up the increase in GOP support to the Pentagon report released last month showing an overwhelming percentage of active duty servicemembers would be unaffected by a repeal of the policy.
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