GOP Rep Rips Tuberville For “Paralyzing” The Pentagon

September 11, 2023 Politics, Republicans

The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Sunday condemned Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s ongoing hold on hundreds of military promotions, calling it a “paralyzing” move that amounts to a “national security problem.”

“The idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up for months — I understand maybe promotions, but nominations? — is paralyzing the Department of Defense,” Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think that is a national security problem and a national security issue.”

Tuberville, R-Ala., who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has blocked hundreds of military promotions for months over his objection to a Defense Department policy that provides paid time off and reimburses travel costs for service members and dependents seeking abortions.

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House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul, a Republican, told CNN’s Jake Tapper that GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominations is “paralyzing” and a “national security problem.”

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