Florida's role in "Don't Ask Don't Tell" was not particularly noteworthy until 2009 when Alsee Hastings, a Congressman from southeast Florida, stated that he planned to add language to the defense appropriations bill to eliminate the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. However, in July he received pressure from the White house and congressional Democrats and he withdrew the amendment.
Hastings removal of the amendment reignited the firestorm over whether or not President Obama is truly committed to changing federal gay rights policy that erupted after the White House legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act that contained extremely negative comments about gays.
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