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Friday, December 14, 2007
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has said she would undo what her husband, President Bill Clinton, did regarding 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
"As President, I will work with high-profile military leaders, such
as former Joint Chiefs chairman John M. Shalikashvili and Retired
Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy, the first woman to achieve the rank
of three-star general in the Army, who have called for repeal of the
law. I will stand with soldiers like retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric
Alva, the first American soldier to be seriously wounded in Iraq, and
retired Army Sgt. Jose Zuniga, former Army Soldier of the Year, who are
shining examples of why this law no longer makes sense," Clinton told the Human Rights Campaign's Back Story blog.
Clinton voted in favor of and co-sponsored the Matthew Shepard Act in the Senate in 2007.
The act would expand the definition of hate crimes to include offenses based on sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. The Senate passed the bill in September 2007, but it was later dropped from the Defense Reauthorization Act by the House.
Clinton does not support same-sex marriage. She has said that she supports granting partners in a civil union the same legal rights and benefits as heterosexual married couples. She would repeal Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act so that these benefits can be gained by same-sex couples.
Clinton's stance on the Uniting American Families Act, or UAFA, is unclear. According to Immigration Equality, Clinton said on the HRC questionnaire that she supports UAFA passage; however, she is not a current sponsor.
“While I’m supportive of this proposal in principle, I
have been concerned about fraud and believe implementation of this
provision could strain the capacity of our Citizenship &
Immigration Services," Clinton said.
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