WAFF: “The NAACP has a message for Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville: Stop your protest.
The Pentagon says Sen. Tuberville’s block of hundreds of military promotions is impacting readiness across the world and on a granular level those service members and their families.
“Senator Tuberville, you represent Alabama. You’re supposed to be for the people. But right now, I don’t see that,” said disabled military veteran Kacia Tendricks.
Veterans like her are speaking out about Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville’s decision to block military promotions nationwide over the military’s current healthcare policy. Part of that policy includes leave and travel expenses for military personnel who cannot obtain an abortion in the state where they are stationed.
Now, over 300 military positions have gone unfilled over this protest.
“I would like to urge the Senator. Stop playing games, you’re no longer on the football field. You’re an elected official and he needs to do his job to represent the people of Alabama,” said veteran Jerry Barnett.”