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.
