Posted on Nov 1, 2023
Schumer moves on military nominations after Marine Corps general hospitalized
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved forward with three military nominations Tuesday, despite Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) months-long hold on them.
Schumer filed cloture on the nominations of Adm. Lisa Franchetti for chief of naval operations; Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin for chief of staff of the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney for assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. His decision comes just two days after Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized due to a “medical emergency” Sunday evening.
Schumer filed cloture on the nominations of Adm. Lisa Franchetti for chief of naval operations; Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin for chief of staff of the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney for assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. His decision comes just two days after Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized due to a “medical emergency” Sunday evening.
Schumer moves on military nominations after Marine Corps general hospitalized
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."“This scary incident involving Gen. Smith shows why it’s supremely risky to play politics with military appointments, as Sen. Tuberville is doing,” Schumer said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “Emergencies happen, and when they do, the chain of command must be able to respond, but thanks to Sen. Tuberville, there is no current No. 2 at the Marine Corps to fill in.”
“The situation at the Marine Corps is precisely the kind of avoidable emergency that Sen. Tuberville has provoked through his blanket holds,” he added.
The Marine’s assistant commandant is typically the one to step in to the role if the commandant is unavailable, but due to Tuberville’s hold that is not the case. Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration and commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, is serving as the interim acting head.
The White House nominated Mahoney for the job in July, but his nomination is one of the many that Tuberville held up due to his objection over the Pentagon policy to reimburse travel expenses for service members seeking abortions out of state from where they are based.
Schumer also urged Tuberville to drop his holds “at once” in his floor speech."...
..."“This scary incident involving Gen. Smith shows why it’s supremely risky to play politics with military appointments, as Sen. Tuberville is doing,” Schumer said on the Senate floor Tuesday. “Emergencies happen, and when they do, the chain of command must be able to respond, but thanks to Sen. Tuberville, there is no current No. 2 at the Marine Corps to fill in.”
“The situation at the Marine Corps is precisely the kind of avoidable emergency that Sen. Tuberville has provoked through his blanket holds,” he added.
The Marine’s assistant commandant is typically the one to step in to the role if the commandant is unavailable, but due to Tuberville’s hold that is not the case. Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration and commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, is serving as the interim acting head.
The White House nominated Mahoney for the job in July, but his nomination is one of the many that Tuberville held up due to his objection over the Pentagon policy to reimburse travel expenses for service members seeking abortions out of state from where they are based.
Schumer also urged Tuberville to drop his holds “at once” in his floor speech."...
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Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer doesn't mince words on Tommy Tuberville's dangerous blockade
Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer doesn't mince words on Tommy Tuberville's dangerous blockade of military promotions. With the Marine Corps Commandant...
One minute summary speech by Senator Schumer about fixing the debacle at USMC due to Tuberville hold…
https://youtu.be/60NMqVUq6rw?si=h9M_Wk4yBV-W9bur
https://youtu.be/60NMqVUq6rw?si=h9M_Wk4yBV-W9bur
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Amazing isn't it...allthis hub bhub about Tuberville and they can still get it done...why have they waited so long? Grandstanding!!!
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