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Chuck Schumer OKs Vote on Pentagon Abortion Policy as Tuberville Blocks Military Appointments

HeadlineJul 20, 2023

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would not block a vote on the Pentagon’s policy of paying for employees’ abortion-related travel, if it can end Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville’s months-long hold-up of military appointments. Tuberville recently came under fire for defending white nationalists in the military. 

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