The situation shows 'the fallacy and the danger' of the Alabama senator's tactics, the Senate Armed Services chair said.
The situation shows “the fallacy and the danger” of the Alabama senator’s tactics, the Senate Armed Services chair said.
Reed said Smith’s medical emergency underscored, “the fallacy and the danger” of Tuberville’s tactic of delaying top military nominees from being confirmed. Tuberville has maintained the blockade over the Pentagon’s abortion travel policy, ensnaring more than 300 generals and admirals at the upper rungs of the armed forces.has the option of holding votes on individual nominees, but has argued that doing so for so many nominees would allow the Senate to do nothing else.
“In typical Marine fashion, I am the next Marine up,” Heckl said. “This is what we do, as so many have done before us throughout the history of our Corps. We must continue the march forward on behalf of our fellow Marines and Nation, regardless of the situation or the uncertainty that we may face.” “We’re talking about … that we have a commandant who’s in the hospital, and we don’t have a vice commandant, so the Marine Corps essentially doesn’t have any leadership,” Kelly said. “I mean, when was the last time that happened?” said Tuesday that Smith’s illness was part of talks to move forward on nominees.
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