U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) has continued to draw criticism from the Biden Administration and the mainstream media for his refusal to give unanimous consent to over a hundred senior military promotions. Tuberville’s stand protests a Pentagon directive allowing service members to provide abortion services to soldiers even in states like Alabama that have banned abortions. Now, Tuberville has suggested that some of these nominees need to be more thoroughly vetted.
“I warned the Pentagon that I would hold their most senior nominees if they broke the law. They did it anyway, and forced my hand. Since then, [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer and the Biden Administration have refused any serious negotiations, and so this situation has dragged on,” Tuberville said in a statement to Breitbart News on Friday.
“This has given me more time to look more closely into the background of some of these nominees, and I have deep concerns about some of them,” Tuberville said. “I will continue this process of oversight, and I will announce my opposition to specific nominees in the weeks ahead.”
Tuberville has been denounced by President Joe Biden, congressional Democrats, senior leaders at the Department of Defense (DoD), and the mainstream media for his refusal to give unanimous consent to senior military and DoD civilian promotions over his objection to Biden-era rules on ensuring abortion access. Tuberville claims he is receiving strong veteran support for his standoff with President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over the department’s decision to pay for abortion-related expenses for service members using taxpayer dollars.
Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl defended Tuberville after President Biden denounced the Alabama Senator’s position.
“President Biden needs to get his house in order before attacking other people!” Chairman Wahl said. “This situation started because he ignored the will of the people and the U.S. Congress by circumventing the Hyde Amendment. As Commander-in-Chief, President Biden needs to take responsibility for his administration’s actions and reverse this flawed policy. He single-handedly has the power to end the Pentagon’s violation of the Hyde Amendment and stop the holds coming from the Senate floor. Coach Tuberville is not just representing the interests of his constituents here in Alabama but also the majority of Americans who have repeatedly expressed that they do not want taxpayer funds being used for abortion-related expenses. Senator Tuberville’s stance also upholds the constitutional understanding that spending decisions must originate with the legislative branch. I call on the President to end this standoff now, by reversing this unlawful policy.”
The Alabama Republican Executive Committee overwhelmingly endorsed Tuberville’s position earlier this month.
Tuberville was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020 after a long career in football coaching and sports broadcasting.
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