Schumer Vows to Advance Measure to Bypass Tuberville’s Hold on Military Promotions

Rules Committee has approved a resolution allowing the Senate to vote on bypassing Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s block on mass nonpolitical military promotions.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Dec. 7, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has revealed the Rules Committee approved a resolution allowing the Senate to confirm more than 350 nonpolitical military promotions at once.

In a Nov. 27 statement, Mr. Schumer said he would bring the resolution to the floor in the coming weeks to bypass Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who has been blocking the promotions by using the Senate prerogative of the informal “hold” practice.