Utah Sen. Mike Lee says the Pentagon is using
SALT LAKE CITY — Promotions for several hundred military leaders have been on hold for months, and Pentagon leaders have criticized the Republican senator behind the blockade, saying his actions are jeopardizing national security.
The policy was announced on Feb. 16, in a news release stating that service members "do not control where they are stationed," and may not have access to reproductive health care in certain states following the Supreme Court decision toTuberville serves on the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and has opposed "unanimous consent" on the issue which would allow the Senate to approve the nominees in batches.
"Americans overwhelmingly agree, with a vast supermajority in agreement, that the federal government should not use U.S. taxpayer funds for abortion," he said. "To that end, Congress has passed laws providing just that.", which states that Department of Defense funds "may not be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
After his floor speech Thursday, Lee also lashed out at the Pentagon on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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