Gilibrand: Senate Should Stay In Session Until DADT Is Repealed

Sen. Kirsten Gilibrand (D-N.Y.) writes in today’s Huffington Post that her chamber should remain on Capitol Hill for as long as it takes to pass a repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy.

“We are at the doorstep of history and we can’t let this moment pass,” Gilibrand says. “The House has now passed the standalone “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal bill…the Senate must get it done and we must stay in session until we do.”

The freshman Democrat, a fierce advocate of doing away with the policy, which became law in 1993, says she believes enough votes exist to overturn DADT during the final days of the current lame-duck session.

“The Senate standalone repeal bill has 47 co-sponsors and I believe we have the 60 votes we’ll need to overcome a Republican filibuster.”

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