03/22/2010
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"Since the implementation of DADT back in 1993, over 13,000 servicemembers have separated due to their sexual orientation."
"I just again want to say I thank you for the hard work that all of you have put into this."
"The best way to move forward is for the Senate of the United States to make it clear that this is the will of the Senate, therefore the will of the American people."
"I think that this policy is discriminatory in nature and unnecessarily creates an institutional barrier."