A bipartisan group of former defense secretaries say military readiness and U.S. national security are being harmed by one senator’s delay of the quick approval of nearly 200 military promotions because of his objection to the department’s abortion policy.
That delay, which Sen. Tommy Tuberville began in March, “risks turning military officers into political pawns, holding them responsible for a policy decision made by their civilian leader,” the former defense secretaries wrote in a letter to Senate leaders Thursday.
The letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell follows concerns raised by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who urged the Senate in March to move ahead with the promotions.
“Leaving these and many other senior positions in doubt at a time of enormous geopolitical uncertainty sends the wrong message to our adversaries and could weaken our deterrence,” the former secretaries added.In response to the letter, Schumer said in a statement, “I hope Senate Republicans read the letter and tell Sen. Tuberville to drop these reckless holds.
“The longer this partisan stranglehold on military promotions wears on, the more harm it does,” Reed said in a statement Thursday. “This blockade is a profound attack on the professionalism of our military. It needs to end.” Tuberville has promised that he would require these promotions to be approved one-by-one, rather than in batches — what Congress calls unanimous consent. The nominations can still move ahead, but would require time-consuming steps by Schumer, who said in March that Tuberville’s gambit was tantamount to “hostage taking.”Tuberville said he is taking this step because of
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