A display outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, shows placards with information on military officers whose promotions have been held by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who is demanding the Pentagon change a policy on abortion before the promotions are approved. (Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes)
WASHINGTON — The Senate is set to break a monthslong deadlock over senior military promotions Wednesday by holding procedural votes on three top Pentagon nominees blocked from advancement by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will attempt to secure the confirmations of to be the next chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, to be Army chief of staff and
to be the commandant of the Marine Corps.
If Tuberville objects to moving forward, the Senate will stay in session Friday and possibly Saturday until the three Joint Chiefs are confirmed, Schumer said.
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