Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has been blocking hundreds of military promotions for months, which has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. The holds on military promotions have come under scrutiny after the Marine Corps commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, was hospitalized due to a medical emergency. Despite the backlash, Tuberville is pushing to confirm the Marine Corps' second-in-command. Senate Republicans launched an offensive to overcome Tuberville's holds and mounted a long-shot effort to ram through the promotions. The Senate managed to confirm Adm. Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations, bypassing Tuberville's blockade.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate is considering to go around Tuberville’s military promotion blockade: https://t.co/HFuEhwhuVH
The U.S. Senate, circumventing holds by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. https://t.co/dl0LWbQ40V
1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to What the Senate is Considering to Go Around Tuberville on Military Promotions Bipartisan senators are apoplectic at Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and his blockade of more than 400 routine military promotions.
A spokesperson for Sen. Tuberville has sparked a backlash from Republicans after privately floating primary challengers for senators who vote to end-run Tuberville's blockade of military promotions. https://t.co/BE4PNK1yiz
The U.S. Senate, circumventing holds by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, confirmed the nominations of two senior military leaders, including the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. https://t.co/JTO4NKNk3o
1) DefSec Austin on Senate confirming some nominees despite uberville blockade: I'm glad the Senate..confirmed Adm Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations, Gen David Allvin as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Chris Mahoney as Asst Commandant of the Marine Corps
Senate Republicans are finally sick of Tommy Tuberville. Several of his colleagues in the Senate challenged his block on military nominations by forcing a vote Wednesday evening, and voiced their frustration with Tuberville’s intransigence. https://t.co/px9U78gFHV
The Senate circumvented a hold by Sen. Tommy Tuberville and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. https://t.co/w2hFlsGWR0
The Senate bypassed Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blockade of senior military promotions on Thursday to confirm Adm. Lisa Franchetti to the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. Navy. https://t.co/D9oHNW66lz
1) WH's Jean-Pierre on military promotions: We're certainly not going to speak to the the procedure of of how the Senate operates is not for us to do. But we will be continue to be crystal clear and very, very loud about what Tuberville is doing is it's just shameful.
Seen on C-SPAN2 -- The Senate confirms Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be chief of Naval Operations and General David Allvin to be Air Force chief of staff. Joint Chiefs of Staff no longer has vacancies. https://t.co/coPEbpnA8o https://t.co/IYZaicFSJf
White House Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre reads comments from GOP senators criticizing Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for his blockade on military promotions. KJP: “Nearly all of them warned of the risk we face of service members leaving military service … We agree.” https://t.co/BsVuBiUAhy
“A national security suicide mission.” Senate Republicans are fed up with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for blocking high-ranking military promotions since February over a DoD abortion policy. https://t.co/nzGlcnJ0l1
Senate Confirms Franchetti to be Next Chief of Naval Operations - USNI News https://t.co/FhxQnf2FNQ
Senate confirms Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti to be Chief of Naval Operations 95-1. GOP KS Sen Marshall is the only nay
In a 95-1 vote, U.S. Senate confirms Adm. Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations. She is the first woman to serve as a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. https://t.co/oG8aEIniVN
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is asked about fellow Republicans publicly criticizing him on the Senate floor over his military promotions blockade. CNN’s @mkraju: “Has any of this caused you to change your approach?” Tuberville: “No. No.” https://t.co/2EcUWKskn1
Senate confirms top Navy pick as Tuberville feud intensifies https://t.co/DLoBuALfSt
Republicans angrily confront Tommy Tuberville on Senate floor over his blocking of hundreds of military confirmations https://t.co/XCxBO5T7rT https://t.co/2uHHlXCNIU
GOP AL Rep Palmer on if Alabamians back Tuberville blocking military promotions: From all that I can tell they love Senator Tommy Tuberville.
Senate now voting to confirm Adm. Lisa Franchetti as the Chief of Naval Operations
The brutal GOP attacks on Tuberville — and what they could mean https://t.co/fr7S9Nztit
The Senate teed up a final vote on the nomination of Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be chief of naval operations, the first in a series of votes aimed at filling crucial positions to lead the Navy, Air Force and Marines that have been blocked by Tommy Tuberville. https://t.co/nRlkROue9T https://t.co/rH9he2Qvmd
U.S Senate now voting to confirm Adm. Lisa Franchetti's nomination be Chief of Naval Operations .... Watch LIVE on C-SPAN2: https://t.co/2aZb8Hf54n https://t.co/qsjrbTLxyv
Senate GOP launches offensive to overcome Tuberville military holds https://t.co/Bh3luFbT3D https://t.co/IevqydL5fT
Senate now voting to limit debate on nomination of Lisa Franchetti to be Chief of Naval Operations
1) From colleague Tyler Olson. GOP IN Sen Young on Tuberville military holds: It's a dangerous time we need to field our entire national security team including these military officers who deserve their promotions.
A) From colleague Tyler Olson. Graham on Tuberville blocking military promotions: I'm frustrated on behalf of the force. Every Senator could find a reason to oppose administration.
LIVE on C-SPAN2: U.S. Senate will consider several military nominations including Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be Chief of Naval Operations and Gen. David Allvin to be Air Force Chief of Staff - https://t.co/2aZb8Hf54n
Tommy Tuberville Fends Off Attempts From Fellow Republicans to Drop Holds https://t.co/8E2JWimrCD
Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate on the issue. https://t.co/Wt0RcYyjRN
Republican senators ran out of patience with Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong hold on hundreds of military promotions https://t.co/bFyMUo44Yc https://t.co/bFyMUo44Yc
1) Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) verbally lashes Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for individually blocking military promotions. By the time the Senate finishes tonight, Tuberville will have blocked the promotion of 61 military officers.
Senate GOP launches offensive to overcome Tuberville military holds https://t.co/y2t9eMxhxN https://t.co/O8cTVYm6xj
A group of Senate Republicans on Wednesday mounted a long-shot effort to ram through hundreds of military promotions over the objections of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). https://t.co/wgnX3RZwsY
From colleague Tyler Olson. So far tonight, Tuberville has objected to 16 GOP requests to bring high-ranking military nominees up for voice votes on the Senate floor.
Senate GOP launches offensive to overcome Tuberville military holds https://t.co/Q7M1XY2F7Q https://t.co/B5mLdrFZBM
GOP senator to confront Tuberville on military blockade https://t.co/qDl88U9Z1E
I'm hearing McConnell deputies and allies, including Lindsay Graham, Joni Ernst, Todd Young, and Dan Sullivan, told colleagues today they're planning an attack on Tommy Tuberville's hold on military promotions, modeled after Elizabeth Warren's attack a few months ago. Tuberville… https://t.co/sBaKtzPPLM
Tuberville Laments, ‘Our Military’s Struggling to Actually Put a Group Together’ as He’s Blocking Hundreds of Military Nominees https://t.co/gZGRKWfN9r
Maj. Leader Schumer (D-NY) slams Sen. Tuberville’s (R-AL) blockade of military promotions after the Marine Corps commandant was hospitalized without a second-in-command being confirmed. “The situation...is precisely the kind of avoidable emergency Sen. Tuberville has provoked.” https://t.co/ItJWI8v7J8
Facing fresh attacks over his military holds, Sen. Tommy Tuberville is pushing to confirm the Marine Corps’ second-in-command after the service branch’s commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, was hospitalized due to a medical emergency on Sunday. https://t.co/Rs89CODbnA
Facing fresh attacks over his military holds, Sen. Tommy Tuberville is pushing to confirm the Marine Corps’ second-in-command after the service branch’s commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, was hospitalized due to a medical emergency on Sunday. https://t.co/p4EHxYbbhz
It is beyond belief that the Senate, after some nine months, has not steamrolled Tuberville and confirmed the military nominees. At the very least, make the Tuberville defenders stand up and vote on the floor against a motion to confirm all of them. Now.
Tuberville Laments, 'Our Military's Struggling to Actually Put a Group Together' as He's Blocking Hundreds of Military Nominees https://t.co/gZGRKWffjT
Tuberville Reportedly Wants Senate To Confirm Marines’ Second-In-Command After Medical Emergency—Despite Holding Up Hundreds Of Nominations https://t.co/CD54L2hhcI
Facing fresh attacks over his military holds, Sen. Tommy Tuberville is pushing to confirm the Marine Corps’ second-in-command after the service branch’s commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, was hospitalized due to a medical emergency on Sunday. https://t.co/1TJG3GFjXK
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R., Ala.), who has held up hundreds of military promotions for months, moved to force a vote to confirm the U.S. Marine Corps’s second-in-command after its top officer fell ill and was taken to the hospital https://t.co/Lhn6j9ZpsJ
Facing fresh attacks over his military holds, Sen. Tommy Tuberville is pushing to confirm the Marine Corps’ second-in-command after the service branch’s commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, was hospitalized due to a medical emergency on Sunday. https://t.co/IvzV4ZcszU
Tuberville Reportedly Wants Senate To Confirm Marines’ Second-In-Command After Medical Emergency—Despite Holding Up Hundreds Of Nominations https://t.co/AA25FatJGC https://t.co/sErAqFbAm4
McConnell on Tuberville holds now that the Commandant of the Marine Corps is ill: I have been among those trying to convince Sen Tuberville to express his opposition some other way
Reed: Tuberville military holds may have contributed to Marine commandant’s hospitalization https://t.co/hD1SmEchdc
Fox News Reporter Blames Tuberville For ‘Hurting Military’ https://t.co/e3NzRIteQu
Tuberville: White House would rather "burn the Senate down" than negotiate on military holds https://t.co/gqffz9sJX3 https://t.co/fVgf2eQcf9
Tuberville: White House would rather "burn the Senate down" than negotiate on military holds https://t.co/s3JVfrZmPA https://t.co/xXxeW8dru2
Tuberville: White House would rather "burn the Senate down" than negotiate on military holds https://t.co/eVas79N49V https://t.co/DUYkapacoF