Tuberville releasing hold on hundreds of military promotions
Posted on AllSides December 5th, 2023
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Greg Nash
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced on Tuesday that he is ending his months-long blockade on hundreds of military promotions.
Tuberville said that he is jumping on board with an idea presented by Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) that would release all of his holds on military officers at the 3-star level and below.
A hold will remain in place for the roughly ten nominations for 4-star generals and officers.
“I am not going to hold the promotions of these people any longer. We just released them,” Tuberville...