House Approves DADT Repeal, 250-175

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The US House of Representatives voted to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell by a vote of 250-175. The bill now moves to the US Senate. US Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut), who's the main sponsor of repeal there, says he has more than the 60 votes necessary to win approval of the new, standalone bill. In the last vote, some Republicans opposed to DADT objected either to the Defense reauthorization bill to which DADT repeal was joined, or opposed voting before the tax bill was approved. The Senate vote will take place shortly after the tax bill vote, Lieberman says.

All Democrats voted for repeal of DADT except these who voted against it:

Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma)
Bobby Bright (D-Alabama)
Travis Childers (D-Mississippi)
Mark Critz (D-Pennsylvania)
Artur Davis (D-Alabama)
Lincoln Davis (D-Tennessee)
Jim Marshall (D-Georgia)
Mike McIntyre (D-North Carolina)
Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas)
Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota)
Nick Rahall II (D-West Virginia)
Mike Ross (D-Arkansas)
Ike Skelton (D-Missouri)
John Tanner (D-Tennessee)
Gene Taylor (D-Mississippi)

All Republicans voted against repeal of DADT except these who voted for it:

Judy Biggert (R-Illinois)
Mary Bono Mack (R-California)
John Campbell (R-California)
Anh Joseph Cao (R-Louisiana)
Michael Castle (R-Delaware)
Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Florida)
Charles Djou (R-Hawaii)
David Dreier (R-California)
Vernon Elders (R-Michigan)
Jeff Flake (R-Arizona)
Ron Paul (R-Texas)
Todd Platts (R-Pennsylvania)
Dave Reichert (R-Washington)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida)

Exceptions to the above are these members of the House who did not vote at all:

Brian Baird (D-Washington)
Marion Berry (D-Arkansas)
Dennis Cardoza (D-California)
Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Kenny Marchant (R-Texas)
Carolyn McCarthy (D-New York)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington)
Zach Wamp (R-Tennessee)
Lynn Woolsey (D-California)