Tuberville, R-Ala., will try to force a vote on Gen. Eric Smith’s promotion to Marine Corps commandant.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville has spent months blocking promotions at the Pentagon in protest to a new abortion policy but will now try to force the Senate to vote on a key nominee — an effort to flip pressure onto Democrats after criticism from them andTuberville will try to get the Senate to confirm Gen.
The Alabama Republican on Tuesday said he doesn’t plan to lift his holds unless the Pentagon policy, which pays travel expenses for servicemembers who need to go out of state to have an abortion, is changed. “I’m not changing my mind,” he stressed. Approving one by one would take up a significant amount of the Senate's time — amid a government funding fight and other key deadlines. Democrats have declined to vote on individual promotions on principal, as well, arguing that it would be ceding to Tuberville's demands.
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