Republicans argue that the Senate majority leader should schedule individual votes for the hundreds of military promotions the Alabama senator is holding up.
by pointing the finger at a familiar GOP foe: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Schumer, D-N.Y., deflected this week when he was asked whether he would bring Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr.’s nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs up for a standalone vote, before Tuberville lifted his hold on Brown, particularly because the current chairman, Gen. Mark Milley, is scheduled to leave by the end of the month.
In blocking the military appointments, Tuberville has cited his objection to a Defense Department policy that provides paid time off and reimburses travel costs for service members and dependents seeking abortions.As he digs in on his tactic, the number of promotions that have not been approved by the Senate only grows. Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., said that “650 of them will need to pass through the Senate for promotion or [be] reassigned by the end of this year.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the Senate needs to vote on the promotions, but he did not specify how.
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