The Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee cautioned this week that Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s stalling tactic on DoD promotions will eventually harm the military and deadlock the upper chamber’s routine confirmation process.
— Coach Tommy Tuberville His blockade prevents the Senate from confirming hundreds of nominations in a unanimous voice vote and could force the Senate into voting on each nominee one by one, a process that would consume months of Senate floor time.
Reed said the Defense Department will be able to manage without the promotions for the next few months but eventually those officers will tire of waiting and move on to other opportunities. The list of held-up promotions includes new commanders for the 7th fleet in the Indo-Pacific region, the 5th fleet under U.S. Central Command and the military representative to NATO.
About 650 additional nominations for senior commanders, including a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are expected through the rest of the year.
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