A handful of Republican senators reluctantly concluded they may have to side with Democrats to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade against confirming hundreds of military promotions.
It’s the latest sign of frustration in the GOP ranks, though Democrats still don’t have the votes needed to break Mr. Tuberville’s hold.
The former Auburn University football coach’s 10-month blockade to protest the Pentagon’s abortion policy has several of his GOP colleagues openly weighing a temporary rule change to end the logjam of some 450 nominees awaiting Senate confirmation.
[Source.](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/29/senate-republicans-grudgingly-warm-to-democrats-pl/)
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A handful of Republican senators reluctantly concluded they may have to side with Democrats to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade against confirming hundreds of military promotions.
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It’s the latest sign of frustration in the GOP ranks, though Democrats still don’t have the votes needed to break Mr. Tuberville’s hold.
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The former Auburn University football coach’s 10-month blockade to protest the Pentagon’s abortion policy has several of his GOP colleagues openly weighing a temporary rule change to end the logjam of some 450 nominees awaiting Senate confirmation.
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