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Sen. Tuberville drops his monthslong hold on military promotions (www.npr.org)

submitted 11 months ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he will drop his hold on most military promotions. He has been blocking military promotions for months over his objections to an unrelated Pentagon policy that pays for service members' travel to seek abortion care.

Tuberville told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday that he will drop the hold on all promotions except those for four-star generals. Tuberville has been blocking promotions since February, creating a backlog that has grown to more than 450.

"We didnt get the win that we wanted, Tuberville told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday. "We still have a bad policy, We tried to stand up for the taxpayers of this country."

Fellow Republicans criticized his blockade, saying it damaged military readiness. Politics

Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that Tuberville's continued hold would impact about 11 officers who are up for promotion to the level of a Four Star general.

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[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 14 points 11 months ago

He's still a POS

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 6 points 11 months ago

Did Putin's check bounce?

[–] Walican132@lemmy.today 5 points 11 months ago

Temper tantrum for not getting his way.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

"We"

Love how he tries to make it bigger then just him being an asshole.

[–] RedditReject@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

It's a Christmas Miracle!

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

He has been blocking military promotions for months over his objections to an unrelated Pentagon policy that pays for service members' travel to seek abortion care.

Tuberville told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday that he will drop the hold on all promotions except those for four-star generals.

"We didnt get the win that we wanted, Tuberville told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that Tuberville's continued hold would impact about 11 officers who are up for promotion to the level of a Four Star general.

Tuberville admitted his tactics failed to impact the policy he was targeting but did succeed in putting a spotlight on the issue.

Tuberville's announcement prevents the vote to change Senate rules, which some worried would set a dangerous precedent going forward.

The original article contains 318 words, the summary contains 139 words. Saved 56%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago

ITT Liberals upset that there exists representatives who are willing to fight for what they want. Could you imagine if the democrats did something like that for healthcare, or UBI, or literally anything that would improve material conditions?