Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday called for an investigation into Senator Tommy Tuberville’s blockade on military promotions.Tuberville single-handedly blocked hundreds of military promotions for the majority of 2023, in protest over the Department of Defense’s policy of reimbursing costs for service members who had to travel for an abortion. Despite repeated warnings from military leadership that he was hurting military readiness, Tuberville persisted with his stunt for 10 m
A duo of House Oversight and Accountability Democrats are asking the Government Accountability Office to review Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) 10-month blockade of military promotions, asking for a review of its impact on national security as well as military families. Tuberville put a hold on more than 425 military promotions requiring Senate confirmation in protest of Pentagon…