Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for…
Tuberville has said he will continue to hold the nominees up unless the Pentagon ends its new policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive careon his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate on the issue.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklySullivan said that if the standoff continues and officers leave the military, Tuberville's blockade will be remembered as a"national security suicide mission.” “I cannot simply sit idly by while the Biden administration injects politics in our military from the White House and spends taxpayers' dollars on abortion," Tuberville said.
The resolution by Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona would tweak the rules until the end of this session of Congress next year to allow a process for the Senate to pass multiple military nominations together. It would not apply to other nominations.
Tuberville said he disagrees with the effort to try to get around his hold and and pass the nominations in large groups, arguing that the workaround would “burn the city down” and take away one of the only powers that the minority party has.
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Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tommy Tuberville's blockade on military nomineesSenate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, ten months after the Alabama Republican first said he would object to the nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy.
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Senate may vote on top roles for military nominees as Tommy Tuberville's blockade continuesSenate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday is expected to advance President Biden's nominee to serve as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps after insisting for months that he wouldn't schedule individual votes for military positions over Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blanket hold on promotions.
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Senate Democrats launch effort to bypass Tommy Tuberville on military promotionsFrank Thorp V is a producer and off-air reporter covering Congress for NBC News, managing coverage of the Senate.
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Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floorRepublican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate on the issue
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