Senator Lieberman

Lieberman confident about 60 votes for ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Submitted by ONE Community on November 23, 2010 - 6:31am

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) on Thursday expressed confidence about having the necessary 60 votes to move forward with legislation containing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal — provided certain conditions are met with the amendment process on the Senate floor.

“I am confident that we have more than 60 votes prepared to take up the defense authorization bill with the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ if only there will be a guarantee of a fair and open amendment process,” Lieberman said during a news conference. “In other words, whether we’ll take enough time to do it.”

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Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy Filed in Senate

Submitted by ONE Community on March 8, 2010 - 8:07am
The New York Times By ELISABETH BUMILLER Published: March 3, 2010 WASHINGTON — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, introduced a bill on Wednesday to repeal the ban on openly gay service members in the military, but at a hearing later in the day Republican lawmakers questioned why lifting the ban was necessary. Mr. Lieberman was acting in response to President Obama’s pledge to end the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that allows gay men and lesbians to serve in the armed services only if they keep their sexual orientation secret.
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