House Proceeding 10-06-09 on Oct 6th, 2009 :: 3:44:10 to 3:45:10
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Patrick Murphy: the to changed. and it is more than time, the time policy of discrimination within our military. mr. murphy: i appreciate those comments and also another former chairman of the joint chiefs, general colin powell has come out and said it's time to reevaluate it. so in conclusion, to the men and women, mr. speaker, to the

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Speech By: Patrick Murphy

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Patrick Murphy: men and women at home, across our country and overseas in places like iraq and afghanistan, now is the time to act with a sense of urgency, it to repeal don't ask, don't tell. it is vital to our national security. no longer can we afford to let go of 13,000 qualified honorable troops.

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Patrick Murphy: we must do right by our taxpayer. it makes no sense that we spend $1.3 billion to train these heroes up and then just to kick them out just because of their sexual orientation. and, lastly, this policy is simply unamerican. it goes against the very fabric