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Senate Works Around Tuberville Block To Confirm Joint Chiefs Chair, Army And Marine Corps Leaders

Senate Works Around Tuberville Block To Confirm Joint Chiefs Chair, Army And Marine Corps Leaders
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. speaks with Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Sernibat, chief of the air staff for the Bangladesh Air Force, during a meeting at the Pentagon on May 19 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Senate has confirmed the next Joint Chiefs chairman and the new uniformed leaders of the Army and Marine Corps, working around Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) ongoing block of military promotions while hundreds still remain held up. On Wednesday, the Senate moved to bring Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown’s nomination to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff up for floor consideration and he was confirmed with an 83-11 vote. Then, on Thursday, the Senate voted 96-1…

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