Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday in an attempt to get his help to end what they described as Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) “reckless, dangerous” hold on military nominations.
The letter, from Sens. Mazie Hirono , Elizabeth Warren , Jacky Rosen , Richard Blumenthal , Tim Kaine , Angus King , Mark Kelly , and Tammy Duckworth , calls on McConnell to “exercise your leadership to protect the readiness of our military.”Tuberville’s hold, which has been going on for months, has now grown to nearly 300 roles over his objection to the Defense Department's abortion policy.
“We know you share our concerns about the consequences of this hold on our Armed Services, and as the leader of your conference, we urge you to take stronger action to resolve this situation,” the senators added. “I don't support putting a hold on military nominations. I don’t support that. As to why, you need to ask Sen. Tuberville,” McConnell said in response to a question from a reporter at a press conference at the time.
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