It took 10 months, but Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has backed off his blockade on military nominees — at least most of it.
Senate Minority Whip John Thune told reporters this morning that he’d been involved over the weekend with “conversations” about Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees. « I’m hopeful that today, we’re going to — keep your fingers crossed,” the South Dakota Republican said. “I hope we’ll have a breakthrough.”
After 10 months of frustration, good news followed soon after. NBC News reported:
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., announced Tuesday that he is dropping the bulk of his months-long hold on hundreds of military nominations. Tuberville told reporters that he has lifted his hold on all military promotions three-star and below, amounting to over 400 promotions.
