WARREN: ‘ISN’T DEMOCRACY, IT’S EXTORTION’: Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on 184 promotions for senior military officers is beginning to create a real problem for the Pentagon, and Democrats are calling for the Alabama Republican to use other means to oppose a Defense Department policy that facilitates travel for service members seeking legal abortions.

“One senator is personally standing in the way of promotions for more than 184 of our top-level military leaders, holding up pay raises for men and women in uniform, blocking key senior military leaders from taking their posts, and jeopardizing America’s national security,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in an impassioned speech on the Senate floor.