When Tommy Tuberville was elected to the Senate in 2020 after four decades as a college football coach, the rookie lawmaker had a few gaps in his grasp of Civics 101. But after more than two years on the job, the wily coach has figured out a thing or two.
When Tommy Tuberville was elected to the Senate in 2020 after four decades as a college football coach, the rookie lawmaker had a few gaps in his grasp of Civics 101.
Tuberville’s beef is with a Pentagon policy, announced last year but implemented this year, that gives female service members stationed in states or overseas locations where abortion is banned paid leave and travel expenses to obtain abortions in states where they are still available. Typically, when there is a disagreement over the meaning or application of a particular law, someone sues, and courts resolve the dispute.
“One senator is personally standing in the way of promotions for more than 184 of our top-level military leaders, holding up pay raises for men and women in uniform, blocking key senior military leaders from taking their posts, and jeopardizing America’s national security,” Warren complained in her floor speech. “If he wants to press for votes to reverse DOD’s healthcare policies, he can do that. I will oppose him, but if I lose, and Congress changes the law, then DOD will change its policies.
And he rarely misses an opportunity to rail against what he considers divisive “woke” policies promulgated by the Pentagon, including recently complaining that too many Navy ships are named for “politicians and activists” rather than “great Navy battles and heroes of our past.”
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