Senator Tuberville Forces Democrats to Act on DOD Nominations, One by One | EWTN News Nightly

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There was a major victory for pro-life Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville today. The Alabama lawmaker has been holding up more than 300 DOD nominations for more than 6 months, protesting the Pentagon's taxpayer-funded abortion travel policy. Senator Tuberville has now forced Democratic leadership to act on the DOD nominations one by one. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer caved into the holdout and decided to hold votes starting with confirming a new Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Democratic leader blamed Senator Tuberville for the impasse, calling the move "extraordinary circumstances." Senator Schumer says, "It seems that Senator Tuberville is becoming more and more desperate to get out of the box he has put himself in. He's desperate to shift the responsibility onto others, but I've made it clear that we will not allow anyone to shift this on to Democrats." However, Senator Tuberville and other Republicans say that's nonsense. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf