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December 10, 2010

Senate GOP Blocks "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Repeal, DREAM Act, 9/11 Settlement
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The U.S. Senate has failed to advance a measure that would repeal the
military’s ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers known as "Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell." On Thursday, the Senate fell three votes short of
advancing a military spending bill with a repeal provision attached. The
vote raises the prospect that the ban will not be repealed before
Republicans take over the House and weaken the Democrats’ Senate
majority next month. In another vote, Republicans also blocked a measure
to advance the DREAM Act, a provision that would grant undocumented
young people a chance at citizenship. Republicans also blocked a measure
to provide up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during the cleanup at
the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks. The measure passed
the House earlier this year.



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