Welch Statement on Rules Committee Action to Advance Military Promotions
November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Senate Rules Committee meeting today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) helped advance a resolution that would allow for the en bloc confirmation of military promotions, bypassing Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) holds on 378 military promotions. Sen. Tuberville's block on military promotions has threatened our national security and put the lives of servicemembers and their fa . . .
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a Senate Rules Committee meeting today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) helped advance a resolution that would allow for the en bloc confirmation of military promotions, bypassing Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) holds on 378 military promotions. Sen. Tuberville's block on military promotions has threatened our national security and put the lives of servicemembers and their fa . . .