And so I had to lift up their voices and carry their stories with the 911 responders knocking on doors with me, all those senators and got it passed. I also was able to bring people together on don't ask, don't tell repeal. Even Democrats at the time and advocates at the time were saying, you can't do this and this is not a convenient time or this isn't the right strategy. (04:34–04:39)
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Asserts that she played a role in the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."
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