The Department of Defense will not change its policy regarding reproductive healthcare, which Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is protesting by holding up more than 300 defense promotions or confirmations, according to a top spokeswoman.
Earlier this year, DOD announced it would provide time off to service members and reimburse them for the travel expenses incurred should they or a dependent have to travel across state lines for an abortion, or other reproductive healthcare procedures, that were barred by local laws. In protest of the policy, Tuberville has held up every DOD nomination or promotion since February.
"It's not an abortion policy," Singh argued."That department does not have an abortion policy. We have a healthcare policy and we have a travel policy that allows for our service members to take advantage of healthcare that should be accessible to them." Adm. Mike Gilday completed his four-year tenure as the chief of naval operations on Monday during a relinquishment of office ceremony, while the vice CNO, Adm. Lisa Franchetti, whom President Joe Biden nominated to fill the vacancy, assumed the role in an acting capacity.
"For the first time in the history of the Department of Defense, three of our military services are operating without Senate-confirmed leaders," Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said during Gilday's relinquishment of responsibilities ceremony."This is unprecedented. It is unnecessary. And it is unsafe."Singh, when asked how this standoff will end, urged reporters to ask the Alabama senator.
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