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Sen. Tommy Tuberville is forcing a vote on the Pentagon’s nominee for deputy Marine chief after Commandant Eric Smith suffered an apparent heart attack over the weekend.
The episode is reminiscent of a petition Tuberville, facing criticism from within his own party, filed in September to tee up a vote on Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ultimately preempted Tuberville, scheduling votes on Brown and two other Joint Chiefs nominees.
Senate Republicans support the intention behind the blockade — keeping Pentagon dollars from being used to pay for abortion travel — but have grown increasingly restless over the tactic.
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