GOP senator to confront Tuberville on military blockade
The move by Sen. Dan Sullivan marks the most significant challenge to the Alabama senator by Republicans yet.
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Marine Commandant's Health Crisis Spurs Senate to Set Up Votes on 3 Top Officers
The Senate will vote on the nominees for the No. 2 general in the Marine Corps and the chiefs of the Air Force and Navy, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced.
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In a reversal, Schumer says he will move forward to confirm hundreds military promotions previously held up by Tuberville
In a reversal of a months-long stance, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he will bring a resolution to the Senate floor that, if passed, would overcome the military promotions block from Sen. Tommy Tuberville. The Alabama Republican has held up more than 300 promotions over his objections to the military’s reproductive rights policy.
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'This is outrageous': Pentagon officials furious over Tuberville holds after top Marine hospitalized
Pentagon officials have been frustrated for months over an Alabama senator’s blockade of more than 300 senior military nominations. But after the Marine Corps…
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Furious Pentagon Official Blames Top General's Hospitalization on Tuberville
Jonathan Ernst/ReutersThe hospitalization of the Marine Corps’ overworked top officer is being blamed directly on Sen. Tommy Tuberville by some at the Pentagon, with one official emerging to call the Alabama legislator’s ongoing blockade on senior military promotions “outrageous.” Gen. Eric Smith, weeks deep into working what he called unsustainable hours without a second in command, was hospitalized on Sunday evening after suffering an unspecified medical emergency. ...
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Chuck Schumer presses forward with top military nominees amid Tommy Tuberville's blockade
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pressing forward with three top military nominations amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong blockade of…
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Marine General Collapsed, Tommy Tuberville Blocks Military Promotions
General Eric Smith collapsed on Sunday weeks after complaining of unsustainable work, and as Senator Tommy Tuberville blocks new military promotions.
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Democrats try new workaround to sidestep Tuberville's blockade on military nominees
Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
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GOP senator's military blockade blamed for general's health crisis
‘The potential as well for an absence in the commandant position just reemphasizes how the Tuberville hold is a desperate threat to our national security,’ Sen Blumenthal says
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