Mark Udall Expresses Disappointment At Failure of Vote on National Defense Bill
Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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U.S. Senator Mark Udall gave a speech on the Senate floor about his frustration with the vote earlier today in which Republicans blocked the Senate from moving to consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and would have ended the military's outdated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, among other important national security provisions.
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