Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions.
Tuberville told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill that he will release the promotions for three-star nominees and below, the vast majority of the nominees.
The move comes after he faced bipartisan pressure to cease his blanket hold on military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive rights policy. Tuberville’s hold started in March and delayed the confirmations of more than 450 top military nominees.
Time to call the vote on the remaining 10. Make the Senate stay through the night for each one. If Tubs won’t do his job, make them all suffer for it.
Yuuuup. We probably couldn’t do every nomination that way, but we can definitely do a dozen. WillyWonkaYouLose.gif
Tuberville said he has no regrets after he released hundreds of holds without getting anything in return.
“We saw some success. We didn’t get as much out of it as we wanted,” Tuberville said.
I love this.
Keep going, Tommy. Dig that hole. I’m sure holding up military promotions is very endearing to your base.
They don’t give a fuck. The right only ‘supports our troops’ on bumper stickers. When it comes to actual policy, the military is just another out-group to fuck over.
The wild part is how many troops/vets refuse to see that and vote against their own interests.
The right literally stand for nothing. They’re a party of grifters who change their positions when it suits their greed best. The accusation of being a hypocrite doesn’t even phase them.
It’s not that wild, is there anything more republican than voting against your own best interests?
Don’t worry, they’ll go ask people at Walmart what they think.
Can someone explain to me why one person can deadlock the process so badly?
Treason.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions.
The move comes after he faced bipartisan pressure to cease his blanket hold on military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive rights policy.
Tuberville’s hold started in March and delayed the confirmations of more than 450 top military nominees.
Tuberville made the announcement that he was backing off the military holds with the exception of fewer than a dozen four star promotions during Senate lunch.
He said it was important that Republicans be united and not vote for a rules changes that would have allowed Schumer to bring up nominees en bloc.
Asked what his message was to military families who have been affected by his holds, Tuberville responded, “Thank you for your service.”
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