.SecDef and SenTuberville squared off over the latter's decision to hold up all defense nominations due to the Pentagon's policy of paying for the travel expenses of a service member or spouse who has to go out of state for an abortion due to local laws.
Tuberville began blocking all civilian, flag, and general officer nominations as well as high-level promotions within the Pentagon last month due to the Pentagon's policy of paying for the travel expenses of a service member or spouse who has to go out of state for an abortion due to local laws.The defense secretary met with the Senate Armed Services Committee, which Tuberville is a member of, on Tuesday, and both addressed the Alabama senator's hold on nominees.
"Not approving the recommendation for promotions actually creates a ripple effect through the force that makes us far less ready than we need to be. So the effects are cumulative, and it will affect families. … It's a powerful effect and will impact on our readiness," he said. Approximately 40% of female service members do not have or have limited access to abortion services where they live or are stationed currently following the Supreme Court's ruling, according to a Rand study published in September 2022. Women make up slightly less than one-fifth of the military, while roughly 80,000 of them serve in states that have implemented or will soon implement additional abortion restrictions.
"I'm not going to let our military be politicized," the senator from Alabama said."I want our military to be the strongest and the deadliest it has ever been. But I also want the administration to follow the law, as long as I have a voice in this body, Congress will write the laws, not secretary of defense, not the Joint Chiefs."
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