Historic vote on DADT repeal: 14 Democrats, 1 Republican, 1 Independent supported measure

The Senate Armed Services committee voted 16-12 in the first step to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT).

Here is how the Senate Armed Services Committee members voted:

YES

Carl Levin (Michigan)

Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia)

Joseph I. Lieberman (Connecticut)

Jack Reed (Rhode Island)

Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii)

Bill Nelson (Florida)

Ben Nelson (Nebraska)

Evan Bayh (Indiana)

Claire McCaskill (Missouri)

Mark Udall (Colorado)

Kay R. Hagan (North Carolina)

Mark Begich (Alaska)

Roland W. Burris (Illinois)

Jeff Bingaman (New Mexico)

Edward E. Kaufman (Delaware)

Susan M. Collins (Maine) - only Republican

NO

Jim Webb (Virginia) - only Democrat

John McCain (Arizona)

James M. Inhofe (Oklahoma)

Jeff Sessions (Alabama)

Saxby Chambliss (Georgia)

Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)

John Thune (South Dakota)

Roger F. Wicker (Mississippi)

George S. LeMieux (Florida)

Scott Brown (Massachusetts)

Richard Burr (North Carolina)

David Vitter (Louisiana)

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