Members of the non-partisan group along with family members of active service members delivered a petition to Senate leaders.
A lone Senator is the reason for the senatorial hold that is holding up the military appointments of hundreds of service members
Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is holding up the nominations in protest of the Defense Department’s abortion policy. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the DOD implemented a policy that offers time off and travel reimbursement to service members that need to go out of state for abortion services.
“The people that Senator Tuberville are attacking right now are not the people who have any authority over the decision that he has an issue with, and so he's attacking the wrong people,” Executive Director of Secure Families Initiative Sarah Streyder said.Here’s why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon
“We organized a petition that garnered over 550 signatures so far of loved ones, of actively serving military service members and veterans who are frustrated at the uncertainty that the entire military has been thrown into due to the political stunt of a single senator,” Streyder said.
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