A portion of the defense budget hearing will be set aside for "Don't Ask, Don't Tell,"
DC Agenda reports:
"Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) on Thursday told DC Agenda he's reserving a portion of the budget hearing next week for lawmakers to ask questions on the 1993 law banning gays from serving openly in the U.S. military.Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen are set to testify at hearing, which is set for Tuesday. 'We're going to have our hearing on the budget on Tuesday with Secretary Gates and Chairman Mullen, and then after that hearing is over on Tuesday, we're going to move to a hearing with Gates and Mullen on ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell,'' Levin said.Bryan Thomas, spokesperson for the Senate Armed Services Committee, later clarified that Levin's plans means there 'will be a separate DADT portion of the hearing following the budget' testimony."
CNN reports that on Tuesday as well, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will make a "major announcement" regarding plans for the repeal.
However, Americablog says the White House may already be hedging on plans for this year.
Watch CNN's reports, and Ted Rowland's interview three gay servicemembers,
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