Sen. Tuberville drops his months-long hold on military promotions

By Deirdre Walsh,

Kelsey Snell

Published December 5, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he his dropping his months-long hold on most military promotions. He will continue to block promotions for four star generals over his objections to a Pentagon abortion policy.

Updated December 5, 2023 at 1:29 PM ET

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala, says he will drop his holds on most military promotions. He has been blocking military promotions for months over his objections to an unrelated Pentagon policy that pays for service members travel to seek abortion care.

Tuberville told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday that he will drop the hold on all promotions except those for Four Star generals. Tuberville has been blocking promotions since February creating a backlog that has grown to more than 350.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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