President Joe Biden criticized Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville for blocking the confirmation of Military Officers in protest of a Defense Department policy on abortion and reproductive care. Biden called Tuberville's actions "irresponsible" and said it jeopardizes US security. Over 260 nominations, including Biden's pick for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are stalled because of Tuberville's block. This has left the US Marine Corps without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century. The block also affects the families of nominees and younger military personnel who are assigned to serve as staff to the relocating generals.

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