Tuberville says he’ll continue blocking military nominees amid abortion funding fight

By David Zimmermann

Published June 15, 2023 8:49pm ET

Tuberville says he’ll continue blocking military nominees amid abortion funding fight — After facing criticism for blocking the confirmations of about 250 Pentagon officials over a United States military abortion policy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) doubled down on his stance. Following Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-MD) request to advance a Naval Academy official’s nomination, Tuberville denied his hold was a national security risk and vowed to continue fighting […]

After facing criticism for blocking the confirmations of about 250 Pentagon officials over a United States military abortion policy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) doubled down on his stance.

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