Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) worked around longtime holdout Sen. Tommy Tuberville by sending the confirmation vote on America’s next top military officer to the Senate floor.
Following the vote on Brown, the Senate is due next to take up the nomination of Gen. Randy A. George to become the next Army chief of staff.
On Wednesday, Tuberville applauded Schumer for starting the time-consuming process of confirming appointees through regular order. But while Brown, George and Marine Corps Commandant nominee Gen. Eric M. Smith are expected to be confirmed within the next several hours, Tuberville’s hold will continue to block the promotions of 316 other military officers nominated for key positions, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Wednesday.
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