Posted 3/27/2024, 3:23:56 PM
Tuberville Blocks Hundreds of Military Promotions Over Minor Health Care Spending
- Tuberville singlehandedly held up 400+ military promotions to protest reimbursements for service members' reproductive health care
- From June-December 2023, the military's reimbursement policy was used just 12 times, costing $44,791 total
- That $44,791 is tiny compared to the DoD's $816.7 billion budget
- Military leaders criticized Tuberville for hurting readiness over an insignificant budget item
- The Pentagon refused to drop the reimbursement policy, calling it key to providing promised health care