Senate Republicans try to blame Chuck Schumer for Tommy Tuberville's military blockade

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — As Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., keeps hundreds of military promotions in limbo for a sixth straight month, his Republican colleagues are trying to deflect criticism by pointing the finger at a familiar GOP foe: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

“I think the majority leader should take the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nomination to the floor as we do our top Cabinet officials,” Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, said in an interview.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, likewise said that “this is entirely within Sen. Schumer’s control.”

“He filed five cloture petitions, I think, on nominations this week. He could do that on these military nominations, and it would break the logjam and, I think, begin to get us to a solution,” Cornyn said.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-try-blame-schumer-tubervilles-military-blockade-rcna103678

---

My concern with Schumer is that he's not calling the Republican's bluff and scheduling votes on confirmation.

[Martin68]

1. I think Schumer wants the Republicans to twist in the wind while their Senator weakens our security

and defense readiness. If they want Tuberville to release the hold then they should pressure him to do so.

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. Blaming Schumer for Tubbybergs BS is just plain BS

But I agree that Schumer needs to start holding hearings on the top positions individually if necessary and keep the senate tied up in session until they complete their tasks if he's able.

[JohnSJ]

3. The question I have is does it require a 2/3 majority for confirmation?

[IbogaProject]

9. Cloture is 60 votes

Can't be just 50 or they'd be going through, the move puts them on the record not voting to move it along giving us ammunition for next election cycles.

[dsc]

4. The problem with that is it makes it easier for this to be done again

and eats up floor time that we need to use to pass a budget and confirm judges.

[KPN]

5. Same old playbook. Deception and deflection work well with an ignorant voter base.

[padah513]

6. He should schedule all the votes for confirmation back to back to back on a Friday

And make everybody stay until they're all done. That'll get old real fast.

[FakeNoose]

7. Bingo - make them feel the pain

The Repukes' blathering will stop quickly then.

[Justice]

8. I wish he had cancelled August recess and started scheduling votes then. That would have moved the

needle.