5,000 Vets Support Sen. Tuberville’s Hold on Pentagon Nominees – Other Vets Launch Attack Ad on GOP Senator
Veterans Divided Over Senator Tuberville’s Decision
A controversial decision by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to block the rapid processing of military promotions and nominations has sparked a heated debate among veterans of the U.S. military.
One group of 5,000 veterans has come out in support of Mr. Tuberville, while another veterans group has launched an ad campaign in the senator’s home state, accusing him of jeopardizing national security.
In December, Mr. Tuberville announced he would block the Senate from military nominations delay—GOP senator retaliates over President’s refusal to communicate.”>approving large batches of military nominations after the Biden administration adopted a policy to fund travel and leave for military service members who elect to get an abortion but are legally constrained in the states in which they’re stationed. The Department of Defense (DOD) adopted this abortion policy last year after numerous U.S. states began constraining abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Mr. Tuberville’s move prevents the Senate from processing military nominations in bulk through the body’s unanimous consent procedures. The Senate can still approve these promotions and nominations through normal procedural rules, but this makes for a slower process.
The delay in these Senate proceedings has led Mr. Biden and other Democrats to accuse Mr. Tuberville of harming national security.
Mr. Tuberville has said he would drop his hold on the military nominations process if the Biden administration drops its policy of subsidizing abortion-related travel. He said Democrats are welcome to try to adopt the same abortion-travel rules through legislation and would accept the policy if it became law, but will maintain his hold so long as the policy is being dictated through the executive branch.
Tuberville Doing ‘Great Service For The American People’: Veteran Letter
This week, more than 5,000 veterans signed onto a letter (pdf) addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), expressing their support for Mr. Tuberville’s stand on the DOD abortion policy.
The undersigned stand united in condemning this policy. This policy is not just illegal, it shamefully politicizes the military, circumvents the authority of Congress, and exceeds the authority of the Department of Defense.
The letter goes on to rebuff claims Mr. Tuberville’s hold is harming national security, saying that the harm is instead coming from the Biden administration itself.
“While some claim that Sen. Tuberville’s position is negatively impacting military readiness, the Department of Defense has failed to present any evidence that substantiates this claim. To the contrary, it appears true that the politicized agenda of Secretary Austin and the Biden administration are significantly diminishing military readiness. The American people, including its servicemembers, are disappointed by President Biden and Secretary Austin’s recent decisions to mandate receipt of the COVID-19 vaccines, promote the radical LGBT agenda, and now subsidize abortion. Because of these policies, the military now faces an unprecedented crisis of recruitment – missing its recruitment goal for the first time ever last year. The focus of our military must be on keeping the American people safe, not advancing the left’s agenda.”
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