{"id":2116987,"date":"2023-12-05T21:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tommy-tuberville-declares-end-to-blanket-military-holds\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T21:40:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:40:47","slug":"tommy-tuberville-declares-end-to-blanket-military-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tommy-tuberville-declares-end-to-blanket-military-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Tuberville Ends Blanket Military Holds"},"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%2Ftommy-tuberville-declares-end-to-blanket-military-holds%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=2116987&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) speaks\u2063 to reporters\u2062 on his way to a closed-door lunch \u200bmeeting with Senate\u200b Republicans at the \u2062U.S. Capitol November 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>6:05 PM \u2063\u2013 Tuesday, December\u2062 5,\u2064 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Senator \u200bTommy Tuberville of Alabama has made a significant announcement regarding \u2062Senate votes to verify <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-say-tuberville-risking-national-security-with-his-abortion-protest\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats say Tuberville risking national security with his abortion protest\">military promotions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville (R-Ala.) has decided to drop most of his holds, bringing an end to a lengthy military campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2063 Tuberville&#8217;s announcement, the Senate successfully verified over 400 \u2062military nominees on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville informed reporters that he has &#8220;lifted his hold \u200don all military promotions at three-star rank and \u2062below,&#8221; which amounts to more than 425\u2063 promotions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m releasing everybody.\u2064 I still got a hold on, I think, 11 four-star generals. Everybody else is completely released from \u200bme,&#8221;\u200b Tuberville explained to reporters. &#8220;But other than that,\u2062 it\u2019s over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s been \u2062a long \u2064fight, we fought\u200d hard,&#8221; Tuberville added after announcing his decision. &#8220;We just released\u200b them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tuberville&#8217;s hold, which began in\u2062 February, affected senior military promotions and caused complications for hundreds \u200cof \u200bofficers. Pressure from \u200cRepublicans and concerns about its impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-marine-veteran-rep-mike-gallagher-blasts-militarys-woke-diversity-agenda\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Marine Veteran Rep. Mike Gallagher Blasts Military's Woke 'Diversity' Agenda\">military morale<\/a>, readiness, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East led to \u2063increased calls for Tuberville to lift the hold.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) addressed\u200b the Senate floor\u200b to collectively \u200bverify all 425 \u200cnominees and expressed relief for those in the military and \u200dtheir families.<\/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\">The Senate confirms by voice vote \u200bhundreds of military promotions held up by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) over a DoD abortion policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\/\" title=\"Softballs And Adoration: Read The \u2018Questions\u2019 Reporters Have Asked Biden\u2019s Press Secretary\">military families<\/a> across the country can breathe a sigh of relief,&#8221; Majority Leader Chuck\u2063 Schumer (D-NY) said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Tgz4WjSfu\">pic.twitter.com\/2Tgz4WjSfu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount \u2062(@therecount)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1732161618585206802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 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<p>However, Schumer criticized Tuberville for his 10-month hold, stating that it &#8220;risked national security while putting military \u200dfamilies through a \u200dpointless and gravely damaging\u200c ordeal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer also warned other\u200d senators against using similar tactics in the\u200c future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Let this \u2063incident be a warning,&#8221; \u2064Schumer said. &#8220;No one\u200b \u2014 no one \u2014 should attempt this in the\u200b Senate again. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-warn-of-one-party-rule-if-democrats-win-ga-runoffs\/\" title=\"Republicans warn of \u2018one party rule\u2019 if Democrats win Ga. runoffs\">senior senator<\/a> from Alabama\u2063 has\u2062 nothing to show for his 10 months of delay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe \u200dBiden commented on Tuesday, stating: &#8220;Confirmations are long overdue, \u200dand should never have been held up in\u200c the first place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p <br \/>\n<h2> What was the significance\u200b of Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s announcement regarding Senate votes to \u200bverify military promotions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has made a significant \u2062announcement regarding Senate votes to verify military promotions. \u200cTuberville has\u2062 decided to drop most\u2063 of\u200b his\u200c holds, bringing an end to\u2064 a lengthy military campaign. Following \u2062his announcement, the\u200b Senate successfully verified over \u200c400 military nominees on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville informed reporters\u200b that he has &#8220;lifted his hold\u200b on all military promotions at three-star rank and \u2063below,&#8221; which amounts to more than 425 promotions. &#8220;I\u2019m releasing everybody. I still got a hold on, \u200bI think,\u2062 11 four-star generals. Everybody else is completely released from me,&#8221; Tuberville\u200c explained to reporters. &#8220;But other than that, \u2063it\u2019s over.&#8221; Tuberville&#8217;s decision comes after a long fight, and he expressed relief after \u200cannouncing his decision. &#8220;We just released \u200bthem,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The hold that Tuberville \u2064had placed,\u200c which began \u2063in February, has affected \u2063senior military promotions and\u200b caused complications for hundreds of officers. Pressure from Republicans and concerns about its impact on military morale, readiness, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East led to increased calls\u200b for Tuberville to lift the hold.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader \u200cMitch McConnell praised Tuberville&#8217;s decision, stating, &#8220;I commend Senator Tuberville for recognizing the importance \u200dof allowing these promotions to\u2064 proceed. \u200dOur military leaders \u200band the men and women in \u200duniform deserve the support they\u200b need to fulfill their important roles and responsibilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This announcement by Tuberville comes as a relief to many\u2063 military personnel who have been awaiting their promotions. It is also seen as a positive \u200dstep\u2062 towards \u2064improving military morale and readiness. With the hold lifted, the Senate \u2063can now focus on other important matters and\u2063 work towards achieving\u2063 its legislative goals.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Senator Tommy Tuberville&#8217;s decision to drop most of his holds on military promotions is a\u200c significant development that has allowed over 400 military nominees \u200cto be verified by the Senate. This decision not only resolves a lengthy military campaign but also addresses concerns about the impact\u2064 on military morale and readiness.\u200c With the hold lifted, the Senate can now move forward and prioritize other important legislative matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama announced that he would lift his silence and speak to reporters on his way to a private lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on November 7, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2116988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}