Rep. McCaul: Sen. Tuberville ‘Paralyzing’ Military With Abortion Policy Standoff

A top Republican House lawmaker is breaking ranks with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), accusing the senator of “paralyzing” the Pentagon with his ongoing hold o

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, speaks during a roundtable discussion with the families of the U.S. service members killed in the terrorist attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA)’s Abbey Gate in Washington on Aug. 29, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A top Republican House lawmaker is breaking ranks with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), accusing the senator of “paralyzing” the Pentagon with his ongoing hold on military nominations.

Mr. Tuberville has maintained a hold on military promotions for months in opposition to a Department of Defense (DOD) policy that reimburses service members for abortion-related travel. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) raised his concerns over how military readiness has been impacted by Mr. Tuberville’s method of protesting the DOD abortion policy.