The Senate on Tuesday confirmed hundreds of backlogged military nominees, hours after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) released his months-long chokehold on the Senate’s confirmation process which he’d held in protest of Department of Defense abortion rules, a blockade that faced sweeping criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) lifted his blockade on military nominees, allowing the Senate to ... [+]
The confirmations come just after Tuberville told Senate colleagues in a closed-door meeting he would release promotions for U.S. military nominees with three stars or fewer.
Tuberville, who started his blockade in February in protest of a Pentagon policy that provided time off for armed service members seeking out-of-state abortions, had signaled last week he would be open to allowing military nominees to go through the Senate, telling reporters he understands the need for certain military promotions.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Tuberville Signals Potential End To Block Of Military Promotions (Forbes)