Sen. Rand Paul tweeted Thursday evening that he was close to a deal with the State Department to release holds on nominees in exchange for records on the origins of COVID . There was no resolution however to an ongoing impasse over military nominations as Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama maintains holds in protest over a Pentagon abortion policy . Tubervilles hold cannot ultimately stop Pentagon nominees from being approved but moving through dozens of military promotions which are typically so uncontroversial that they can be approved with a simple agreement would take months . It would consume the Senate floor and paralyze the body from being able to take up almost any other action aides say . Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday night that Senate Democrats would not work to release hold on military promotions saying that is the Republicans responsibility and that he does not regret not one bit that he didnt put one or two promotions on the floor to try and pry open the hold before the recess . The Senate confirmed a number of nominees on the table to try to pry opened the hold on the ground to release the hold . The Republican senator is objecting to Tubervill’s hold on a military promotions would be a waste of time and would be ‘boxing himself into a corner’ The Senate has previously reported that GOP leadership and fellow lawmakers are treading carefully knowing that Tuverville is exercising a power that rankandfile members want to protect for the future . Tuvervilles is trying to avoid Tubervilis . The GOP leadership is attempting to entice Tuververville to back off . Tuervilles to back away from Tuvervilis to back of Tubervolis . He is object to the Pentagon . He has previously said that Tuberoville.
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