The Senate unanimously confirmed 11 top-ranking military officers late Tuesday, ending a months-long blockade staged by a single Republican, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.
Without debate, the Senate swiftly confirmed the military officials, including four-star generals, whose promotions and family livelihoods had been held up by the GOP senator protesting the Defense Department’s policy on abortion.
“That’s good news,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said afterward.
Schumer said other nominees had also been confirmed as the Senate is working to wrap up its work before a holiday recess.
I’m not convinced he wasn’t, and only stopped because he chickened out.
He only stopped because he believed they were actually going to go through the process of having a vote instead of using the unanimous process that normally speeds up the process.