Video on the left is of the entire hearing held on February 2, 2010. Video on the right is Committee Chair Carl Levin speaking with reporters and others after hearing. He says he believes the pace Gates proposed is too slow, that a moratorium on discharges makes a lot of sense to him during their study, that a moratorium or repeal itself could by included in defense authorization bill. LT. Dan Choi, off camera, asks him for a speedy repeal and Levin says he's followed his career and admires him. Audio begins at about 1:50 point. [Photo by Marta Evry.]
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Sen. John McCain at Memorial for Gay American Hero Mark Bingham, September 2001
