Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he is releasing the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions.
The move comes after he faced bipartisan pressure to cease his blanket hold on military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive rights policy.
Tuberville’s hold started in March and delayed the confirmations of more than 450 top military nominees.
Tuberville made the announcement that he was backing off the military holds with the exception of fewer than a dozen four star promotions during Senate lunch.
We didn’t get as much out of it as we wanted,” Tuberville said.
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