In a standoff over abortion care for military members, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed a “hold” on all DOD senior civilian, general and admiral nominations that come before the Senate.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he faces backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees, at the Capitol on May 16. Tuberville continues to hold up a slew of military appointments over his opposition to Pentagon abortion policies, which provide travel funds and support for troops and dependents who seek abortions but are based in states where they are now illegal.
to ensure reproductive health care for service members and their families. The policy allows military people time off and reimbursement of travel expenses to access non-DOD covered care, including abortions and fertility treatments, regardless of their location. The hold doesn’t prevent the Senate from approving nominees, but it does muck up the process and prevent the standard practice of batch approval by voice vote. The Senate can approve nominees via individual roll-call votes, but the process would take months.
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