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Tommy Tuberville praised by Republicans for standing up to Chuck Schumer

Brandon Moseley September 22, 2023

It has been seven months, and U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) is still refusing to give unanimous consent on almost 300 military promotions. On Wednesday, Sen. Tuberville personally tackled the growing logjam of military leaders holding positions they have been nominated to as interims by attempting to bring up the nomination for Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) responded to Tuberville’s maneuver by bringing Smith and two other generals to the floor for Senate confirmation. In February, Sen. Tuberville imposed a hold on all senior military promotions after the Pentagon implemented a taxpayer-funded abortion-related travel policy that is ostensibly illegal. Coach Tuberville’s position has not changed: either

Chuck Schumer brings votes on senior military commanders in response to Tommy Tuberville’s effort to bring military confirmations forward

Brandon Moseley September 21, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has been criticized for months for his holds on military promotions. On Wednesday, Tuberville attempted to bring the nomination of the candidate of General Eric Smith for Marine Corps Commandant to the floor. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York), in response, himself brought forward the nominations of senior officers – something that, as Majority Leader, he could have done at any time in this process. The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to advance President Joe Biden’s nomination of U.S. Air Force General Charles “C.Q.” Brown to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Senate voted 89-8 to advance to a final vote on Brown’s nomination. Tuberville has refused to

Joe Manchin, Chuck Schumer report abrupt deal on health, energy, taxes

Associated Press July 28, 2022

In a startling turnabout, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday they had reached an expansive agreement that had eluded them for months on health care, energy and climate issues, taxes on higher earners and corporations, and federal debt reduction. The two Democrats said the Senate would vote on the wide-ranging measure next week, setting up President Joe Biden and Democrats for an unexpected victory in the runup to November congressional elections in which their control of Congress is in peril. A House vote would come afterward, perhaps later in August. Unanimous Republican opposition in both chambers seems certain. Just hours earlier, the expectation

ALGOP Chair: time is now for Doug Jones to decide if he’s with Chuck Schumer or Alabama

Elizabeth Patton September 4, 2018

The confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump‘s Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) pick, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, began Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Kavanaugh will take the seat currently held by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. The confirmation hearings are expected to be the scene of highly partisan battle over the future high court, where Alabama’s junior Senator, Doug Jones, among a handful of other Democratic senators in red states, are facing pressure to confirm Trump’s SCOTUS nominee. On Tuesday, the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Chairman Terry Lathan asserted the State Party’s support for Kavanaugh and called on Jones to “decide to either vote with Chuck Schumer or with Alabama.” “The

2 Dems to vote for Donald Trump’s court nominee; Chuck Schumer urges ‘no’

Associated Press March 31, 2017

Two Democrats facing tough re-elections in GOP states said Thursday they will vote for President Donald Trump‘s Supreme Court nominee, even as the Senate Democratic leader strongly warned Republicans against changing Senate rules to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York had tough words for his Republican counterpart, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, in an interview with The Associated Press. “He’s bound and determined to change the rules and trample on Senate tradition” in order to get a conservative justice approved, Schumer said of McConnell. “Let the public judge whether that is a good thing.” Schumer spoke shortly after Sens. Joe Manchin of

Rand Paul says GOP should know about Marco Rubio’s “secret” deal with Chuck Schumer on immigration bill

Mitch Perry November 14, 2015

Although nearly every presidential candidate at Florida’s Sunshine Summit on Saturday in Orlando was talking about getting stronger on defense in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was the exception to that doctrine. Speaking about the dangers of higher federal debt, Paul said that there are some in the GOP who say it doesn’t matter what the money is for, even if it’s for the military. “If we’re going to spend a trillion dollars of new money that’s going to be added to the debt, does that make us stronger or weaker?” he asked, echoing the attacks he made

Gary Palmer: What the Schumer Shutdown is really about

Guest Author January 20, 2018

If you had to make a choice between funding our military and protecting the healthcare of America’s most vulnerable children or funding an unconstitutional program for people here illegally, which would you choose? Democrat senators were faced with that choice last night and they made the wrong choice. By opposing passage of a reasonable continuing resolution (CR) to extend funding for the United States government, the Democrats in the Senate led by Sen. Chuck Schumer further endangered the safety and security of the men and women who serve in the United States military forces. The Schumer Shutdown increases the potential for serious injury and death for the men

Barry Moore lone delegation vote against NDAA continues to highlight spending bills flaws

Brandon Moseley December 19, 2023

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan conference report to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The final report, which sets policy for the U.S. military, left out several partisan Republican agenda items that were added by Republicans to the NDAA on the House floor in the House version of the bill in July, igniting a months-long partisan impasse with the White House, and the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. Thursday’s compromise version of the NDAA sets Defense policy for the year that began on October 1. Congressman Barry Moore said those conservative priorities were needed to refocus our Department of Defense solely on its mission

Challenger Gerrick Wilkins criticizes incumbent Gary Palmer over his yes vote on compromise NDAA

Brandon Moseley December 18, 2023

Congressional District 6 challenger Gerrick Wilkins released a statement highly critical of incumbent Gary Palmer for voting in favor of the conference version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The 3,000-page final version of the NDAA sets defense spending at $886 billion for fiscal year 2024 and establishes defense policy for the United States. Wilkins stated that the version of the NDAA that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday incorporates provisions that run counter to conservative values. He pointed out that Congressman Palmer’s support for the NDAA, which included funding for abortion, is a stark departure from the principles upheld by many conservatives. Wilkins firmly believes that taxpayer dollars should not

Tommy Tuberville dismisses reports Katie Britt influenced drop on military holds, likens U.S. Senate to a ‘cartel’

Staff Writer December 7, 2023

Appearing on the Dixon and Vining Show on Birmingham’s Talk 99.5 FM this morning with Richard Dixon and guest host Apryl Marie Fogel, Tommy Tuberville talked about a wide range of topics, focusing on what he described as the upcoming change in rules that resulted in his drop on military holds. Tuberville told Dixon and Fogel that while he cannot claim a victory on his eleven-month-long effort to stop the Department of Defense from expanding access to abortions on U.S. military bases, he intends to continue the fight in the future. He explained the timing of his actions this week, which resulted in 425 nominations being confirmed, saying,

Tommy Tuberville backs down on military holds

Brandon Moseley December 5, 2023

On Tuesday, The Hill reported that U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has backed down and will no longer blockade hundreds of military promotions. Tuberville has come under withering fire from Republicans and Democrats over his refusal to give unanimous consent to Biden’s military promotions. Tuberville began his months-long blockade of the promotions in response to the Biden Administration’s policy of paying for abortion-related travel expenses for servicemembers and their families – a policy that Tuberville says was implemented illegally without the approval of Congress and which violates the Hyde Amendment. Critics of Tuberville’s stance say that the holds are damaging military readiness – a criticism that Tuberville has denied. Tuberville

Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

Guest Author December 4, 2023

Ashley Murray, Alabama Reflector WASHINGTON — The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court is dead at 93. Sandra Day O’Connor, a groundbreaking justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died Friday in Phoenix, Arizona of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness, according to an announcement from the court. President Ronald Reagan nominated O’Connor in 1981, and she was confirmed by the full Senate, 99-0, in September of that year. The moderate O’Connor, who served on the bench until her retirement in 2006, was often the decisive vote in major cases that reached the Supreme Court in her nearly quarter-century as associate

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