Senate bucks Tuberville's blockade to begin approving military promotions

Senate Democrats began holding votes on military promotions after a months-long blockade by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

Senate Democrats moved to circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who has maintained a months-long hold on hundreds of military promotions.Senate Democrats moved to circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who has maintained a months-long hold on hundreds of military promotions.The Senate voted 83 to 11 to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, circumventing a months-long blockade by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

Tuberville has been blocking hundreds of nominees who would normally be approved in large batches with significant bipartisan support.He is holding up the nominations over his objections to an unrelated Pentagon policy to help military service members travel to receive abortion care if they are stationed in a location where abortion rights are restricted.

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