The Senate is going to move forward with a measure to marginalize the GOP senator blocking military promotions next week.
Last week, Republicans joined with Democrats in an attempt to vote on several must-have military promotions, while Republican Senators lambasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) ongoing protest.
While Tuberville claimed he would allow members to hold a vote and he would allow them to outvote him, it didn't turn out that way. Tuberville continued to blockade each vote that Republicans attempted to hold to promote leaders of the U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force and Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The new move is for the Senate Rules Committee to craft a solution that Republicans can support. It would establish "a standing order for the remainder of 118th Congress to provide for the en bloc consideration of military nominations with the exception of nominees to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and commanders of a combatant command--favorably reported by Armed Services Committee," reported CSPAN Capitol Hill producer Craig Caplan.
Rules Committee chair, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), said, "This vote in the Rules Committee will allow us to finally move forward with military confirmations, filling critical positions and protecting our military readiness."
The vote will happen a week from Tuesday, on Nov. 14.
Several analysts have complained that the Senate rules are broken because they allow for a single person to stage a filibuster protest, requiring a super-majority to pass laws. The Senators appear to be admitting that something is broken, but they're unwilling to change it for more than the 118th Congress.
