Tuberville refuses to budge on military promotions despite growing GOP pressure
But Tuberville is standing firm and says he will only release the holds if the Biden administration reverses its policy of paying for service members to travel across state lines to obtain abortions.
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Why Tuberville breakthrough isn’t breaking military impasse
“There’s no good solutions when you’re managing a crisis like this,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told The Hill of Schumer’s decision. “Sen. Tuberville is weakening our national security every single day. Trying to figure out how to keep the security of the country afloat — it’s not easy.”
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Ron DeSantis Slams Defense Department’s Support Of ‘Abortion Tourism’
DeSantis reiterated his support of the Tuberville blockade while fellow Republican candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, at the same event, again declared that service members shouldn’t be used as “political pawns,” the Des Moines Register reported.
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Hardliners block defense spending bill as GOP civil war worsens
Democrats oppose the Pentagon funding bill, which Republicans loaded with conservative provisions that aim to limit abortion access, medical treatment for transgender troops and diversity efforts. McCarthy can lose just a few votes on that or any bill.
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