Sen. Tommy Tuberville bets Alabama will back his military blockade

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Many of the senator’s constituents hadn’t heard what he was doing in interviews with NBC News, even as his actions have gripped Washington. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-tommy-tuberville-bets-alabama-will-back-military-blockade-rcna94404

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Tuberville blockade on military nominees could be evaded by tweak in U.S. Senate rules

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats are mulling a strategy to bypass Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long hold on hundreds of military promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy that was authorized in the aftermath of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/10/27/tuberville-blockade-on-military-nominees-could-be-evaded-by-tweak-in-u-s-senate-rules/?

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Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for more than four hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate. The extraordinary confrontation between Republicans escalated the standoff as Defense Department officials have repeatedly said the backlog of officials needing confirmation could endanger national security. Read more.

Why this matters: The GOP effort to move the nominations came after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday morning they are trying a new workaround to confirm the officers and consider a resolution in the near future that would allow the quick confirmation of the now nearly 400 officers up for promotion or nominated for a senior job.   Despite several high-level vacancies and the growing backlog of nominations, Tuberville has said he will continue to hold the nominees up unless the Pentagon ends — or puts to a vote in Congress — its new policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.

Related coverage ➤ Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon

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Three top military nominees near U.S. Senate votes despite Tuberville blockade

WASHINGTON — The battle over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of U.S. military promotions over a Pentagon abortion policy inched forward Wednesday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer brought three top nominees to the floor, including President Joe Biden’s pick for the U.S. Marines’ second-in-command after its top general suffered a medical emergency.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/11/01/three-top-military-nominees-near-u-s-senate-votes-despite-tuberville-blockade/?

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Tommy Tuberville is losing

Let’s remember the stakes of Tommy Tuberville’s months-long blockade of military promotions.

https://alabamareflector.com/2023/11/06/tommy-tuberville-is-losing/?

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Wee hours U.S. Senate drama: GOP colleagues on the floor battle Tuberville blockade

WASHINGTON — After a marathon day and late-night vote to avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, four U.S. Senate Republicans held the floor until the hours Thursday, urging their Alabama colleague to lift his months-long objections to hundreds of U.S. military nominations.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/11/16/wee-hours-u-s-senate-drama-gop-colleagues-on-the-floor-battle-tuberville-blockade/?

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Tuberville relents on months-long blockade of most military nominees, blaming Democrats

WASHINGTON — After blocking hundreds of U.S. military promotions for most of 2023 in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he will lift his holds on all of them except for a handful of four-star general nominees.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/12/05/tuberville-relents-on-months-long-blockade-of-most-military-nominees-blaming-democrats/?