Top Senate Democrats said Tuesday the onus is on Republican leaders to intervene over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on hundreds of military promotions that continue to languish without Senate approval.
Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said it was time for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota and other top Republicans to get involved.] to back off.”
from doing this thing, which is wrecking our national security in a very real way, and every week it gets worse,” he said.
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