A spokesperson for Tuberville said McCaul’s view “just isn’t accurate.”“No one can stop (Senate Majority Leader) Chuck Schumer from holding votes on these nominations. McCaul said on Sunday that he wishes Tuberville would reconsider his stance and that the Republican Party is working on the abortion travel policy issue through the National Defense Authorization Act. “But to hold up the top brass from being promoted … I think is paralyzing our Department of Defense,” he said. Haley, whose husband is in the South Carolina Army National Guard, said military families should not be used as political pawns. “I’m not saying that Sen. Tuberville is right in doing this, because I don’t want to use them as pawns.

Source: CNN September 10, 2023 22:42 UTC