Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for the third time on Tuesday about the senator's blockade on military nominees but failed to break the impasse.
Tuberville has placed a hold on the promotions of some 270 high-ranking officers in protest of the Pentagon's decision to pay for the travel expenses of servicewomen who receive an abortion. The policy, which Republicans call a violation of the Hyde Amendment, sparked a showdown that has entered its fifth month.
That changed on Thursday when Austin requested a phone call with Tuberville, which the senator described as"cordial and productive." "No, not yet," Tuberville told reporters on Tuesday when asked if the conversations had yielded any progress."Just cordial. Everybody gives their position, and then, 'Well, let's talk again.'"
Yet Tuberville is unmoved, even as Republicans grow weary of the stalemate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has publicly disagreed with the tactic, but there's no indication so far that Tuberville is facing pressure from GOP leadership.
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