Tommy Tuberville ends military blockade in the Senate sparked by abortion policy

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is backing down on his hundreds of military holds in the Senate, he announced on Tuesday.

Tuberville revealed the end of the blockade to reporters after telling his colleagues in a Tuesday luncheon at the Capitol. The hold, however, will still apply to four-star generals.

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The Alabama senator said he was doing so to avoid an upcoming vote on a temporary rules change that would’ve allowed the Senate to confirm the nominees en masse.

“We fought hard,” Tuberville said. “We did the right thing for the unborn and for our military, fighting back against executive overreach and an abortion policy.”

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Tuberville had been blocking the nominations since early March in protest of the Defense Department‘s new abortion policy and has delayed more than 300 top military nominees.

Tuberville’s office initially announced a hastily called press conference for Tuesday afternoon, presumably to unveil the change of heart. But his office canceled it minutes later because the senator decided to tell his GOP colleagues in person over lunch before the public, according to a source familiar.

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