Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions.
Tuberville told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill that he will release the promotions for three-star nominees and below, the vast majority of the nominees.
The move comes after he faced bipartisan pressure to cease his blanket hold on military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive rights policy. Tuberville’s hold started in March and delayed the confirmations of more than 450 top military nominees.
Time to call the vote on the remaining 10. Make the Senate stay through the night for each one. If Tubs won’t do his job, make them all suffer for it.
Yuuuup. We probably couldn’t do every nomination that way, but we can definitely do a dozen. WillyWonkaYouLose.gif