Sen. Tuberville's action led to floor votes on long-delayed military nominations as Senate Majority Leader Schumer adjusted strategy after cloture threat
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., discusses why Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to confirm the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a monthslong delay on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
"And so he blinked – we forced his hand," Tuberville told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday."Now the American people can see they can do it, and hopefully he will continue to do it because I'm not changing my mind on the group at one time." The votes come as 300 nominees remained in limbo due to Tuberville’s six-month hold over the Pentagon’s, which covers some expenses for military personnel seeking to terminate a pregnancy.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley addresses the media during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, on June 15, 2023. "Defensiveness is a predictable response by white people to any discussion of racial injustice. White colonels are no exception," Jonsson wrote.
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