Representative Michael McCaul of Texas said that Tuberville's protest is not the proper method for working out his issues with the Pentagon's abortion policies.
can hold this up for months. I understand maybe promotions, but nominations is paralyzing the Department of Defense. I think that is a national security problem and a national security issue, and I really wish that he would reconsider this, because we're working this issue out in the National Defense Authorization [Act]. We worked it on the House side, we're going to conference in the Senate, we're going to work out this abortion issue.
Host Jake Tapper specifically cited a major potential issue presented by General Mark Milley's forthcoming retirement as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as Milley is set to exit at the end of the month. Tuberville's continued protest could see that leading position left vacant after his departure.op-ed published last week, Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the U.S. Navy, Frank Kendall, secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and Christine Wormuth, secretary of the U.S.
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