McCarthy Won’t Weigh In on Tuberville Holding Up 300 Military Promotions

Top Republican in Congress staying out of the fray as others express support or opposition to the Alabama senator’s move.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announces an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden to members of the news media outside his office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 12, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the top Republican in Congress, apparently wants nothing to do with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) holding up hundreds of U.S. military promotions.

Mr. Tuberville has placed a hold on the promotions because of the Pentagon policy of funding travel for female military personnel to get abortions—which violates Section 1093 of U.S. Code 10 that Department of Defense funding can’t be used for abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger or in cases of rape or incest.