The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would grant pay back to military officers whose promotions had been delayed for months due to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) unprecedented legislative blockade.
The bill, proposed by Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), was unanimously passed on Dec. 14. This passage came after Mr. Tuberville dropped his blockade of military promotions on Dec. 5.
Speaking on the Senate floor on Dec. 14, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the bill’s passage signifies the stance that military service members “don’t deserve to be penalized in any way at all.”…