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CBS/IStockphoto The Republican-led filibuster of legislation to allow for repeal of the don t ask, don t tell policy banning gays from serving openly in the military is already prompting gay rights advocates to consider their next move. And while the issue will continue to be litigated in the courts, advocates have not g stanley travel mug iven up on the legislative process: The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which is dedicated to ending the policy, is now pushing for another vote following the midterm elections, where, it says, there is a slim shot of passage. We now have no choice but to look to the lame duck session where we ll have a slim shot, the group said in a statement after the vote. The Senate absolutely must schedule a vote in December when cooler heads and common sense are more likely to prevail once midterm elections are behind us. We lost because of the political maneuvering dictated by the mid-term elections, the group added. Let s be clear: Opponents to repealing Don t Ask, stanley cup Don t Tell did not have the votes to strike those provisions from the bill. Instead, they had the votes for delay. Time is the enemy here. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who had been seen as a potential stanley cup 60th vote to break a filibuster to advance the legislation, said she was voting against advancing the legislation not out of support for the Don t Ask, Don t Tell policy but because she did not feel Republicans
BRUSSELS -- After leading allies to believe that the U.S. might abandon its commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, President Trump reversed course at an impromptu press conference. But he reiterated his demand that U.S. allies spend more on defense. Prior to last year, where I attended my last meeting it was going down, the amount of money being spent by countries was going down and down very substantially, he said.Allied NATO defense spending has actually increased on average 3.1 percent since 2014. NATO nations have accelerated future spending pledges under Mr. Trump s persistent pressure, with a goal of reaching 2 percent of GDP by 2024. Five of 29 NATO nations currently hit th stanley cups at mark. We will go to much higher than 2 percent into the future, the president said. Trump says NATO allies have agreed to increase defense spending 03:04 Though French President Emmanuel Macron said there was no deal stanley thermos mug to raise spending above that threshold, now or in the future. The president was also asked if NATO allies expressed concern about his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They actually thanked me for meeting with President Putin, he said. The president also described Putin as his competito stanley deutschland r. He s been very nice to me the Gqph Arnold Schwarzenegger undergoes heart surgery
CBS/IStockphoto The Republican-led filibuster of legislation to allow for repeal of the don t ask, don t tell policy banning gays from serving openly in the military is already prompting gay rights advocates to consider their next move. And while the issue will continue to be litigated in the courts, advocates have not g stanley travel mug iven up on the legislative process: The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which is dedicated to ending the policy, is now pushing for another vote following the midterm elections, where, it says, there is a slim shot of passage. We now have no choice but to look to the lame duck session where we ll have a slim shot, the group said in a statement after the vote. The Senate absolutely must schedule a vote in December when cooler heads and common sense are more likely to prevail once midterm elections are behind us. We lost because of the political maneuvering dictated by the mid-term elections, the group added. Let s be clear: Opponents to repealing Don t Ask, stanley cup Don t Tell did not have the votes to strike those provisions from the bill. Instead, they had the votes for delay. Time is the enemy here. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who had been seen as a potential stanley cup 60th vote to break a filibuster to advance the legislation, said she was voting against advancing the legislation not out of support for the Don t Ask, Don t Tell policy but because she did not feel Republicans
