Washington D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, continues working to strengthen U.S. national security and confirm vital military promotions.
Today, Sen. Ossoff voted in the U.S. Senate Rules Committee to advance a Senate Resolution that would allow the Senate to approve pending military nominations as a group, helping end the current hold on military nominations by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). The Resolution now heads to a vote in the full Senate.
Pentagon officials have warned that Tuberville’s current hold on military promotions is damaging U.S. national security and hurting military readiness.
“The step that we’ve taken today to empower the Senate, finally, to confirm the promotions of hundreds of deserving career military officers — apolitical public servants — who are sworn to defend the United States and all of its people — regardless of politics— is critically important to my constituents in Georgia, to U.S. national security, and to our reputation in the world,” said Sen. Ossoff.
For months, Sen. Tuberville has objected to the Senate’s attempts to approve military nominations, holding up the promotions of over 350 servicemembers.
Every year, the President submits to the Senate, for its advice and consent, thousands of nominations for non-civilian military appointments and promotions.
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Please find a transcript of Sen. Ossoff’s remarks below:
SEN. OSSOFF: “Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for your leadership. And I want to begin by thanking all of the military spouses, military families, active-duty service members, veterans, who are with us today.
“This is a national security crisis, to have hundreds of general officers whose promotions cannot be confirmed with impacts on our military readiness that cascade down through the chain of command and impact officers at all levels.
“This impacts the readiness of some of the most important units deployed around the world, strategic facilities at a moment of great peril and global instability. And so, the step that we’ve taken today to empower the Senate, finally, to confirm the promotions of hundreds of deserving career military officers — apolitical public servants — who are sworn to defend the United States and all of its people — regardless of politics— is critically important to my constituents in Georgia, to U.S. national security, and to our reputation in the world.
“So, I’m glad that we’ve taken this step. Madam Chair, I appreciate your leadership.
“And most of all, I appreciate all of you who are here in the audience today showing your support for sound governance and U.S. national security, free of irresponsible and abusive political interference.”
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