Rep. Johnson's statement on the House vote on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Congressman Hank Johnson represents Georgia's Fourth Congressional District and serves in the House leadership as Regional Whip for the Southeast. He praised today's House passage of the repeal of the U.S. military’s policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell:”

“Americans who fight and die for their country should not have to live a lie in order to serve. And at this crucial time – with our Armed Forces over-extended abroad and on watch here at home – we can ill afford to lose people with critical skills needed to do these difficult and essential jobs simply because of their sexual orientation. The time has come to end this discriminatory policy. The House voted to overturn ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ so that every serviceman and woman in America will be treated equally under the law.”

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