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REP. NADLER LAUDS HEARING ON 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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July 23, 2008
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. (8th CD), issued the following press release:
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today applauded the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel for holding a hearing on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy.
"I strongly opposed Don't Ask, Don't tell when it was enacted, and I still strongly oppose it today," said Rep. Nadler. "I applaud the Subcommittee, under the leadership of Congresswoman Susan Davis, for examining this issue. It is fundamentally unfair and un-American to discharge soldiers based on their sexual orientation. Not only do I oppose the ...