President Obama on Wednesday will sign an executive order extending health care and other benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian federal workers.
A White House official confirmed Mr. Obama will make the change during an early evening Oval Office event billed as “regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination.”
The official said the administration will outline further details Wednesday as the president issues the order.
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The State Department made similar changes to its policy recently.
The move comes as he’s faced criticism for not, as he promised on the campaign trail, repealing the President Clinton-era “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military.
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