{"id":2029675,"date":"2023-09-12T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-scold-tuberville-over-military-blockade\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:52:59","slug":"democrats-scold-tuberville-over-military-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-scold-tuberville-over-military-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats criticize Tuberville for military blockade."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-scold-tuberville-over-military-blockade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US \u2062Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) \u200clooks\u2064 on \u2064as US\u2064 Air Force General David W. \u2062Allvin, nominee to be Chief of Staff of the\u2064 Air Force \u200cat the Department of Defense, not pictured, speaks during a \u200dSenate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on\u200b September 12, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS \/ AFP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ongoing Hold of Military Promotions Sparks Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor Tinsley<\/a><br \/>2:44 PM \u2013 Tuesday, September 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-scold-tuberville-over-military-blockade\/\" title=\"Democrats criticize Tuberville for military blockade.\">facing mounting \u2064pressure<\/a>\u200d from Democrats and some fellow Republicans to \u2062stop an ongoing hold of \u200cmilitary promotions and nominations in an attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Several lawmakers targeted Tuberville \u200d(R-Ala.) during a Senate Armed Services Committee\u200d hearing on Tuesday, for\u2062 the Air Force\u2019s new chief of staff. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI will be blunt. The actions of the senator from Alabama \u2062have become a national security\u2062 nightmare,\u201d said Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Warren\u2019s \u2062remarks come as General\u2064 Mark\u200c Milley is set to retire as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the end of September and it\u2019s \u200dunclear whether the position of the military\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-100-u-s-marines-6-army-leaders-dismissed-for-refusal-to-comply-with-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"More Than 100 U.S. Marines, 6 Army Leaders Dismissed For Refusal To Comply With Vaccine Mandate\">highest ranking officer<\/a> will have a successor.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville\u2019s blockade comes in an attempt \u200bto stop the Department of Defense from providing paid time off \u200dand reimbursed travel costs for service members and dependents getting an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, \u2063also said the Alabama Senators ongoing\u200b hold\u200d is\u200b a\u2064 national security problem and urged Tuberville to reconsider. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u200b idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up\u200b for months, I\u2062 understand maybe promotions but nominations is paralyzing the Department of Defense,\u201d\u2064 McCaul said during an\u2063 interview on CNN\u2019s State of the Union.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuberville didn\u2019t discuss his\u2063 stance Tuesday, \u2064but during a previous interview with One America\u2019s\u2064 John Hines the Republican Senator said the \u201cmilitary is not an equal opportunity employer\u201d and is supposed to protect the U.S. and its allies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s not\u200b really true that you\u2019re holding up \u200ball of the nominees,\u201d Hines pointed out. \u201cIt\u2019s just\u2062 the idea to get them\u200d approved on block is that correct?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExactly,\u201d Tuberville responded. \u201cThey (Democrats) don\u2019t want \u2018em to be vetted, they want to do it their way. They want to do 50, 100, 200 at a time and I said no we\u2019re not going to do that. Now,\u2062 I can\u2019t hold them up from doing one at a time and that\u2019s what \u200cthey should\u2019ve been doing\u200c all along.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuberville went on to blame Senate Majority Leader Chuck \u2063Schumer (D-N.Y.) saying\u200d if he goes \u200bthrough with just one nomination then \u201che\u2019s admitted guilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North\u200b Carolina Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) came to Tuberville\u2019s defense during Tuesday\u2019s hearing. Budd also\u2064 pointed fingers at Schumer saying the\u2064 Senate Majority Leader should take the\u200c Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nomination to the\u200b floor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedBuddNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenTedBuddNC<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VBRbYtulbc\">pic.twitter.com\/VBRbYtulbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTuberville\/status\/1701628810905419958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s just remember that\u2064 leader Schumer can bring all of these wonderful nominees to \u2063the floor for a vote, rather than being here having this discussion we could be here voting and \u2064moving these nominees through,\u201d said Budd. \u201cAlso Secretary LLoyd Austin could \u2062change this with a stroke of a pen, by this afternoon we\u200d could have \u2063this resolved if Secretary Austin would revert to the historical policy we\u2019ve had for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuberville said Democrats \u2064are trying to blame him for ruining the military when in\u2064 reality, he claims the real problem is that they\u2019ve gone \u200bso woke\u200c they \u2063can no longer recruit.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2062news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South \u200bCarolina\u2062 Congressman Ralph Norman says he\u2019s expecting \u2062a \u200cshutdown once the government runs out\u2064 of money at the \u200dend of the fiscal year, later this \u2064month. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Following his nine year career hosting NBC Meet The Press, Chuck Todd is throwing in\u2063 the towel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Kevin \u2062Sorbo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with General Michael Flynn<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 TikTok has officially rolled out its \u2064e-commerce business in the United States after months of \u200btesting, according to a blog\u2026\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 A \u201cnational conversation\u201d is needed on whether to press ahead\u200c with a\u2064 digital version of the pound, given \u2062concerns\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 Incoming Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden \u2063said on\u200c Tuesday she thought it would be better to regulate\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) \u2013 Apple on Tuesday is expected \u2062to unveil a new iPhone 15 \u2063lineup as questions about\u2026 \u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) observes as US Air Force General David W. 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