The Pentagon announced that Biden had decided not to relocate the Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., calling the decision a “deliberate process informed by data and analysis.” Tuberville condemned the move, calling it a “disastrous mistake.'
. The president addressed the actions of “the senator from Alabama” without mentioning Tuberville by name during a speech at a civil rights symposium last week.
“This partisan freeze is already harming military readiness, security, leadership and troop morale; freezing pay; freezing people in place,” Biden said. “Military families who have already sacrificed so much, unsure of where and when they change stations, unable to get housing or start their kids in the new school because they’re not there yet. Military spouses forced to take critical career decisions, not knowing where or if they can apply for a new job.
With the Senate in recess, it’s likely the number of military promotions that need approval will continue to stack up. While the Senate could take up each individual vote on its own, Democrats have decided it’s on Republicans to get Tuberville to end his hold and address the nominations as a group. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, considered pushing a single vote to fill the vacant Marine commandant position, but was talked out of it by GOP leadership.
Democrats have been eager to underline Tuberville’s targeting of the military over abortion, an issue
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