Tue Sep 12, 2023 – 11:06 am EDTTue Sep 12, 2023 – 11:09 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is wrong to wield political power to try to force the Biden administration to rescind its abortion travel fund for military members, Nikki Haley said recently.
The presidential candidate, who is polling around seven percent, told Jake Tapper on CNN that she opposes Sen. Tuberville’s hold on military promotions. Tuberville objects to a Pentagon memo that created, without congressional approval, a new policy of funding abortion travel for military members.
The Senate could override his hold by scheduling votes on each officer promotion, but such a plan could take days, if not weeks, and slow down other legislative work.
There are roughly 300 military promotions on hold.
“Let’s speak hard truths,” Haley said. She said she opposes the “reimbursement policy” and would end it as president, but then went on to explain why she opposes efforts to stop it now.
“Secondly, we don’t need to be using military families as political pawns,” Haley said. Her husband is deployed in Africa with the South Carolina National Guard.
Haley then agreed with Tuberville that Sen. Schumer
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