[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today under the dome of 
our Nation's Capitol to applaud the final repeal of the discriminatory 
policy known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
  The men and women who fight for our country as members of our Armed 
Forces fight for what's right, what's fair, and what's just. They fight 
without asking at what cost, without asking why and how long they must 
endure.
  This September 11 marked 10 years since that fateful day when our 
country was attacked. As I returned home from Chicago, boarded my plane 
and landed safely in Washington, I marveled at the dome that still sat, 
untouched by those who would do us harm, because of those who had no 
fear, those who gave their last full measure of devotion.
  And today, I'm emboldened further by the fact that these same 
soldiers who have continued to fight and die for our safety can now do 
so without having to hide who they are or who they love. Our soldiers 
fight for what's right, what's fair, and what's just. Finally, we have 
managed to provide the same to them.

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