{"id":10940,"date":"2023-10-31T13:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/tuberville-not-budging-on-military-holds-over-abortion-policy-as-dems-eye-rules-change\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:48:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:48:03","slug":"tuberville-not-budging-on-military-holds-over-abortion-policy-as-dems-eye-rules-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/31\/tuberville-not-budging-on-military-holds-over-abortion-policy-as-dems-eye-rules-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuberville not budging on military holds over abortion policy as Dems eye rules change"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIRST ON FOX: <\/strong>Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has no plans to concede his protest against the Department of Defense (DOD) funding some costs for abortion procedures for military service members, even as Senate Democrats plan to advance a proposal to change the rules this week.<\/p>\n

Democrats, some Republicans and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., plan to maneuver around Tuberville\u2019s hold on military promotions by introducing a change in the Senate Rules Committee that would allow them to approve a batch of nominees through 2024.<\/p>\n

Tuberville said the \u2018only power\u2019 senators have is \u2018through holes\u2019 by trying to change the procedures. It would take nine Republicans to vote with Senate Democrats for a resolution bypassing the holds to pass. It would first go through the rules committee.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m trying to keep the White House from playing dictator along with the Pentagon,\u2019 Tuberville told Fox News Digital. \u2018Abortion is the No. 1 issue in our country in our lifetime when it comes to social issues, and the American people need to have a say so now.\u2019<\/p>\n

The DOD\u2019s abortion policy was implemented after the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of promotion nominees remain in limbo as Tuberville\u2019s nearly nine-months-long hold continues in protest of the Pentagon\u2019s abortion policy, which allots paid leave and travel costs for service members who seek an abortion. He confirmed that he has no plans to lift the blockade unless it\u2019s punted in a floor vote.<\/p>\n

\u2018And then whichever way it goes, you know, that\u2019s life, but that\u2019s the only way that I will drop my hold,\u2019 he said. \u2018They\u2019re not going to press me any other way.\u2019<\/p>\n

After talking to several generals and leaders in the military, there\u2019s no issue with \u2018military readiness\u2019 as some might suggest, Tuberville added.<\/p>\n

\u2018I know there\u2019s some people [who] probably need promotions, and it means a little bit more money,\u2019 he said. \u2018But at the end of the day, I\u2019ve talked to a lot of generals and admirals, and they\u2019ve all said, \u2018Listen, the job is getting done.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Despite efforts to overturn the current hold, Tuberville, a retired college football coach, said he doesn\u2019t think a rule change will happen. It would need 60 votes to pass. Republicans currently hold 49 seats in the Senate while Democrats hold the majority at 51.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think that we\u2019ll be able to hold her in the line and force them to eventually vote on this,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re not the House,\u2019 he added. \u2018The House is a simple majority. Over here, you\u2019ve got to get 60 votes. That means you got to have people from the other side convinced that this is what you need to do. That\u2019s the reason we\u2019re different.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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