{"id":75254,"date":"2023-11-14T20:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/14\/democrats-advance-plan-to-force-quick-vote-on-military-nominations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:43:25","slug":"democrats-advance-plan-to-force-quick-vote-on-military-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/11\/14\/democrats-advance-plan-to-force-quick-vote-on-military-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats advance plan to force quick vote on military nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senate Democrats on Tuesday advanced plans to force a floor vote on hundreds of senior military promotions<\/a>, potentially ending a nine-month nominations blockade<\/a> that has upended planned leadership changes across the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Senate Rules Committee vote did not provide a clear answer as to whether the plans will get enough Republican support to succeed later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal, which passed by a 9-8 party-line vote, would allow the chamber to vote on more than 350 senior military nominations in a single vote, a rules change that Democratic senators say is needed given the blanket hold on fast consideration of the promotions by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuberville has blocked the normally routine moves since late February because of his objections to the Defense Department\u2019s abortion access policy. Democrats accused him of causing a leadership crisis within the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\t