03/19/1997
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"I am strongly opposed, as is the Department of Defense, to the provision requiring the discharge of military personnel living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)."
"I believe if we're going to honor work and family, we ought to do better than that."
"I remain firmly opposed to this provision."
"This provision is blatantly discriminatory and highly punitive to service members and their families."