Chair of Senate Armed Services Committee raises possibility in floor speech Wednesday.
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 15: Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., attend the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Global Security Challenges and Strategy, in Dirksen Building, February 15, 2023. In a scathing speech Wednesday on the floor of the Senate, the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee asked if Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville was trying to keep himself in the “spotlight” as his hold on military promotions has continued for more than six months.
“At this point, one has to wonder if the senator actually wants to achieve his demands or if he just wants to stay in the spotlight,” Reed said. “My Republican colleagues must challenge their colleague do what they know is right,” Reed said. “They must say publicly what they admit many times in private: His behavior is damaging to our national security.”
“The Senator claims that he is not harming military families,” Reed said. “And he knows that isn’t true.”“The senator from Alabama knows that he has lost his argument on the merits,” Reed said. “He knows the policy he disagrees with is legal. He knows he has the legislative tools available to try and change the policy. But he also knows he likely does not have the votes to prevail. And so he has targeted the men and women of the military itself and their families.
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