Senate Rules Panel Moves To Break Tuberville Blockade

Reuters reports:

The U.S. Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance legislation that would clear the way for hundreds of military promotions that one Republican has been delaying to protest Defense Department abortion policy.

The panel voted 9-7 to send the resolution for a vote in the full Senate. Although Democrats control a 51-seat majority in the 100-member chamber, it was not certain the rule would go into effect because Senate rules require that it receive 60 votes to move ahead.

The resolution would temporarily sidestep Tuberville’s holds by allowing the Senate to consider multiple promotions simultaneously if they have already been approved by the Armed Services Committee.

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Please realize that Tuberville’s obstruction of military promotions is NOT about abortion. It’s a component of Project 2025, in order to save those appointments so that Trump can fill them with loyalists. Ditto Cruz, Hawley and Paul’s obstruction of ambassadors. https://t.co/F0t3lmb95c

— Sophie Persists (@Sophieresists) November 12, 2023

In an effort to circumvent Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on military nominees, the Senate Rules Committee passes a rule-change resolution that allows nominees to be voted on en bloc rather than individually. pic.twitter.com/e4XlUgyJfI

— CSPAN (@cspan) November 14, 2023