U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio

Retiring U.S. Sen. George Voinovch, R-Ohio, voted in favor of repealing "don't ask, don't tell," differing from Republicans and joining Democrats to repeal the ban, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law next week.

From The Associated Press:

"The repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' will be implemented in a common sense way," said Sen. George Voinovich R-Ohio."Our military leaders have assured Congress that our troops will engage in training and address relevant issues before instituting this policy change."

Read more details on the legislation (and the bill in full) here. See how all U.S. senators voted here.


-- Cheryl Sadler
CSadler@News-Herald.com