Reid to Seek Votes on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ Immigration Law
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he will seek votes during Congress’s lame-duck session on proposals to let some children of illegal immigrants gain legal status and to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
Both measures were blocked by Senate Republicans in September when Reid sought to include them in a $726 billion defense bill. The Nevada Democrat said yesterday he will introduce the immigration bill separately and bring up the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gay service members as part of the defense bill.