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In defense of Tommy Tuberville’s hold over Pentagon abortion policy

By July 15, 2023August 1st, 2023No Comments

By Penny Nance - TheHill.com

Courage begets courage.

Who would have thought that a former college football coach-turned-U.S. senator would take Washington by storm in a courageous attempt to protect both life and American taxpayers.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), the former head coach of Auburn University’s winning football team, is now the bane of the Democratic Party and its media allies. President Joe Biden has called him out by name, and even sports writers are piling on this championship-winning coach they once applauded.

What’s Tuberville’s crime? He is using the rules of the Senate to point to the Biden administration’s efforts to circumvent the law to use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions and travel reimbursement for military members to get abortions. Tuberville has placed a hold on military nominations and promotions until Biden stops this illegal use of funds. Congress approves military expenses through the appropriations process but has never authorized travel reimbursement for military personnel’s abortions.

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