Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today joined in introducing legislation to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prevents gay Americans from openly serving our country.

Bingaman is one of several cosponsors to support The Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010, which not only repeal the policy, it prohibits discrimination against current and prospective service members on the basis of sexual orientation, and promotes the ability of college students who wish to serve our country to join Reserve Officer Training Corps units at universities that currently prevent the establishment of ROTC units on campus.

"The Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy never made sense.  In the nearly two decades since it was begun, our military has lost the valuable services of too many patriotic Americans.  The time has come to end this broken policy," Bingaman said.

Bingaman has never supported Don't Ask, Don't Tell.