A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade
1 year, 4 months ago

A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade

NPR  

A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP If you can't move him, it's time to find a way around him. "Sen. Tuberville has not listened to those that are running our military and he's not listened to his own Republican colleagues." NPR's Tom Bowman reports that Smith noted the strain of his job just a few weeks before his heart attack: "Gen. Smith said he's working — get this — from 5:30 in the morning until 11:30 at night because he was doing two jobs, including that of his deputy." Unmoved, Tuberville told CNN this week that the short-staffed military needs to "delegate," the way he did as a college football coach.

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Tuberville blockade of military nominees could be evaded after move by U.S. Senate panel
1 year, 4 months ago

Tuberville blockade of military nominees could be evaded after move by U.S. Senate panel

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate Committee on Rules and Administration approved a resolution meant to bypass Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of hundreds of U.S. military nominees as he continues to protest a Pentagon abortion policy. The Rules Committee voted 9-7 along party lines to, in essence, temporarily change a Senate floor process to allow votes on large groups of …

Senate panel takes a step toward ending Sen. Tuberville’s blockade of military nominations
1 year, 4 months ago

Senate panel takes a step toward ending Sen. Tuberville’s blockade of military nominations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats pushed ahead Tuesday with a resolution that would allow for the quick confirmation of hundreds of military nominees, an attempt to maneuver around a blockade from Sen. Tommy Tuberville over a Pentagon abortion policy. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who criticized Tuberville’s holds before the committee vote, said he would oppose the Democratic resolution “at this …

Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments
1 year, 4 months ago

Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments

NPR  

Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all nominations since February — in protest of Pentagon abortion policy. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: One man continues to hold up hundreds of military appointments, that's Senator Tommy Tuberville. Klobuchar says Tuberville has blocked so many positions - more than 370 …

Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments
1 year, 4 months ago

Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments

NPR  

Colleagues are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville blocking military appointments Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all nominations since February — in protest of Pentagon abortion policy. Senator Tuberville had not listened to those that are running our military, and he's not listened to his own Republican colleagues. Klobuchar says Tuberville has blocked so many positions …

Tommy Tuberville's blockade shows the Senate's rules need to change.
1 year, 4 months ago

Tommy Tuberville's blockade shows the Senate's rules need to change.

Slate  

Even as the U.S. military faces threats in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Tommy Tuberville—a first-term Republican senator and former football coach without a whit of political experience, and maybe a half-whit of knowledge—is single-handedly blocking the promotion of 367 generals and admirals. Tuberville has carried on his crusade, despite urgings and protests from the Senate’s GOP leadership, the …

Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees as vacancies grow
1 year, 4 months ago

Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees as vacancies grow

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer says the chamber will consider a resolution to allow the quick confirmation of hundreds of officers. Senate 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. Schumer …

Tuberville blockade on military nominees could be evaded by one small tweak
1 year, 4 months ago

Tuberville blockade on military nominees could be evaded by one small tweak

Raw Story  

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. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat who chairs the Senate Committee on Armed Services, is drafting a resolution …

Tuberville opponents plant hundreds of signs outside U.S. Capitol in protest of blockade
1 year, 6 months ago

Tuberville opponents plant hundreds of signs outside U.S. Capitol in protest of blockade

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — More than 300 signs dotted the lawn outside the U.S. Senate Tuesday, each bearing the name of a military nominee blocked this year by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. “I hope that he comes out of that building and sees these 300 signs that are in front of us right …

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy
1 year, 6 months ago

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Top defense officials are accusing Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville of jeopardizing America’s national security with his hold on roughly 300 military promotions, raising the stakes in a clash over abortion policy that shows no signs of easing. Frustration mounting, the secretaries of the Navy, Air Force and Army wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post this week …

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as Republican senator demands end to abortion policy
1 year, 6 months ago

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Top defense officials are accusing …

Nicolle Wallace lambasts Tuberville's 'hissy fit': The GOP 'can no longer claim' to be pro-military
1 year, 8 months ago

Nicolle Wallace lambasts Tuberville's 'hissy fit': The GOP 'can no longer claim' to be pro-military

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace lambasted her former party, which, until Donald Trump, she had dedicated her entire professional life to. "Thanks to that one guy, Alabama senator, Tommy Tuberville, and a month's long hissy fit, no such senate-approved replacement exists today," explained Wallace. Wallace described such a move as being like an airline ticket agent "suggesting you ride a bike from …

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere
1 year, 9 months ago

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hopes were dashed Monday for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A proposal to hold a Senate debate over Pentagon abortion policies as part of the annual defense …

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