Republicans clash for hours on the Senate floor as tempers flare over Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade of military promotions

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 23:06

Dan Sullivan and Tommy Tuberville — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
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Republican senators tore into their GOP colleague Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednesday night.
They'd had enough of Tuberville's months-long blockade of military promotions.
"There's a reason this has not been done this way for a couple hundred years," Sen. Lindsey Graham said at one point.

A handful of Senate Republicans on Wednesday evening tore into fellow Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville for hours, arguing that his blockade of more than 300 military promotions has damaged the US armed forces and risks serious long-term consequences.