White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, maintains that the administration’s view on detainee language in the Defense Authorization bill remains the same: counterterrorism “folks” need the flexibility to do their job effectively. (00:38)
Defense AUthorization bill in Audio Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says allowing Republicans to make ten amendments and Democrats to make five amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill will create a compromise. (1:11)
DADT, Defense AUthorization bill, harry reid in Audio Winnie Stachelberg, the Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, lists the ten senators who have voted against DADT repeal in the past, but have voiced willingness to reconsider the issue with the release of the Pentagon’s findings of military support for repeal of the policy. (0:32)
Winnie Stachelberg, Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, says that there are 10 Senators who are reluctant to vote on DADT prior to the release of a Pentagon study on the issue. (0:27)
Winnie Stachelberg, the Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, says that the Obama administration does not support the passage of the Defense Authorization Bill without inclusion of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal. (0:27)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) clarifies that approval of the Defense Authorization bill will not automatically repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and that the military’s consent will still be required before the policy is altered. (0:25)
DADT, Defense AUthorization bill, harry reid in Audio 
