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Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville's blockade of military promotions has caused tensions within the GOP. Tuberville, from Alabama, has faced pressure from fellow Republicans to lift his hold on hundreds of officers. He justifies his actions by citing the Biden administration's alleged disregard for the law. Despite efforts to bypass Tuberville and calls for him to back off, he remains firm on his stance, although he may relent for 'people who really need to be promoted.' The situation has become a point of contention among GOP presidential candidates as they prepare for their third debate. Democratic senators have also expressed opposition to Tuberville's actions, with one top Democrat rejecting his push to move the abortion debate to a defense bill. The ongoing conflict has led to individual requests for the confirmation of each of the 364 military promotions being blocked by Tuberville, with him objecting to each request. The situation has sparked strong reactions, with a Democratic senator bursting out laughing at Tuberville's objections and a congressional Democrat expressing frustration by saying 'screw him' in response to Tuberville's actions.
‘Screw Him’: Congressional Democrat Loses It on Tuberville for Blocking Military Nominations https://t.co/NKdhce7Gwu
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) bursts out laughing at Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) for objecting to every proposed military promotion. https://t.co/wsE7BRiyOL
Tuberville blocks a string of military promotions https://t.co/ECU7sl1Xks
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) begins to individually request the confirmation of each of the 364 military promotions being blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). Tuberville after each request: “I object.” https://t.co/LjZWzMZG4X
'No, screw him': Top Democrat balks at Tuberville push to move abortion debate to defense bill https://t.co/ub2iXDToB6
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) honors "our heroes in uniform" on the Senate floor ahead of Veterans Day. Tuberville continues to block military promotions in protest against DoD abortion policy. https://t.co/bv8GJR2lbz
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long hold on hundreds of high-ranking military promotions is emerging as a point of contention among the GOP presidential candidates as they prepare to meet in their third debate. https://t.co/LANlO4BBVD
Tuberville, GOP struggle to break blockade on military promotions https://t.co/LUdGO2zgmQ https://t.co/FQHsYTGHgw
Sen. Tommy Tuberville told reporters after a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans Tuesday that his blockade of senior military promotions would remain in place, though he may relent for "people who really need to be promoted." https://t.co/G5UVKkXiDs
1) Schumer on effort to bypass Tuberville on military promotions: We hope that the Republicans will get Tuberville to back off.But we will get it done. We will do everything we can to get it done as soon as possible..
Senate Republicans face pivotal week on Senator Tommy Tuberville’s military holds https://t.co/5CICbddd0w https://t.co/xRn4saCoT9
Heartbreaking: John Fetterman Keeps Making More Sense than His Fellow Democrats https://t.co/ULl7ps6U9r
A Salute to Senator Tommy Tuberville https://t.co/jijqk33Vpt
Tuberville under fire from GOP for continuing to hold up military promotions | Fox News Video https://t.co/RPrV0cVqhi
Tensions are erupting within the Senate GOP ranks as members with backgrounds in the armed forces take on Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over his hold on military promotions. @alweaver22 reports: https://t.co/KbHWqjYKOV
Tensions are erupting within the Senate GOP ranks as members with backgrounds in the armed forces take on Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over his hold on military promotions. @alweaver22 reports: https://t.co/Ba4MgsU9sT
1) GOP TN Rep Harshbarger on Fox on Tuberville blocking military promotions: Senator Tuberville is saying, look, the Biden administration disregards the law. You know, they want to fund the V.A. abortion for the VA, which is against the law.
Republicans have had it with Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions. And after publicly putting pressure on the Alabama Republican to lift his hold on hundreds of officers, GOP senators are plotting new ways to break the impasse. https://t.co/ba4FxDMTuK https://t.co/Fc3yMPWXZw
Responding to questions about a top military leader's heart attack amidst his one-man blockade on nominations, Senator Tommy Tuberville claimed he worked just as hard as a college football coach as the people who run the US military. Read more: https://t.co/cZbTshmyGm
Republicans, fed up with Tuberville, plot ways to bust his military blockade https://t.co/4q3m5hbVHh