Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) stood firm following yet another effort by Senate Democrats to overturn his protest blocking the appointment and promotion of military officers.
Sen. Michael Bennet made a seventh attempt to get Tuberville to lift his protest on Wednesday by calling for a vote by unanimous consent, but was unsuccessful when the Alabama Republican voiced his objection.
"What I would ask you to consider, please, is what Senator Tuberville will win if he wins? What will Senator Tuberville win if he wins?" he continued."He will assure that women are going to be treated worse than men in the Department of Defense. He will assure that women will be treated differently, unequally, and unfairly because, unlike anyone else who needs a medical procedure, they will have to pay for their own travel.
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville just BLOCKED qualified national security nominees AGAIN.@SenatorBennet: “This is not a game.” pic.twitter.com/AQxKX2BC6vBennet's appeal didn't change Tuberville's mind, however, with the Republican senator touting progress in his protest, pointing to the House's inclusion of a ban on funding for abortion in the National Defense Authorization Act.
Tuberville also spoke of his conversations with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, one last Thursday and one on Tuesday, which he described as"cordial," but"short." Tuberville said that the Pentagon has shown no sign of compromise, interpreting its message as"it's their way or the highway."
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