SOURCE: www.akaka.senate.gov
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), a member of the Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today:
“The Pentagon report shows that a large majority of our troops support the repeal of this policy, and that our military can implement this change while maintaining a high level of readiness needed to defend our nation,” said Senator Akaka. “This repeal will bring us another step towards equality in the United States. I look forward to working on the Armed Services Committee to ensure that our military is strengthened by this change.”
In a Senate Armed Services Committee markup on May 27th this year, Senator Akaka voted to repeal the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy pending completion of the Pentagon survey and certification by the President and Pentagon leadership.
Akaka is a veteran of World War II.