Senate Democrats took to the floor on Wednesday night to denounce Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on military nominations as lawmakers attempt to break the stalemate ahead of the August recess.
Tuberville has been blocking nearly 300 military nominations since early March in protest of the Defense Department's new abortion policy. Tuberville says he believes the policy, put in place in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade last year, is a violation of a federal law that limits federal funding of abortion to cases of rape, incest, or threats to the life of the mother.
Tuberville at one time signaled a vote on the policy as part of the NDAA would be enough for him to drop the hold, but he has since taken a harder line, maintaining that the only way he would relent is if the Pentagon reverses its policy or if Democrats successfully codify it into law. “When he asked for a vote to repeal the policy, we did so during the National Defense Authorization Act markup, but of course he changed his demands again,” Reed, who was joined by multiple Democratic colleagues, added. “At this point, one has to wonder if he actually wants to achieve his demands or if he just wants to stay in the spotlight.”
Schumer could keep the Senate in session during the August recess to ramp up pressure on Tuberville, but he is not likely to do so.
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