Folks,

By now, you know about Tommy Tuberville’s one-person hold on Senate confirmation of all generals and flag officers in our military. It’s shocking that we don’t have a confirmed Marine Commandant for more than a century. But the damage to our military goes far beyond several hundred “top brass,” though.

It’s an active attack on the rights and dignity of over 200,000 active-duty women who have volunteered to serve our country. It’s an attack on the spouses of service members. It’s an attack based on a lie - that a DOD policy put in place following the Dobbs decision overturning Roe vs. Wade will provide “government-funded abortions.” It does not. And from the holds on key officers to the very personal decisions faced by women in the military, he is undermining the security of our country.

Tuberville first objected in a letter where he wrote that he did not understand how “the Dobbs decision will have significant implications for the readiness of the Force.” He cited a RAND report estimating that 4,100 women might request travel and time off to exercise their reproductive rights.

Frankly I am not sure he even read the report. If he had he would have also seen these quotes (that were in a really big font):

• By joining or remaining in service, women are agreeing to live under whatever state restrictions might be imposed. 40 percent of active-duty service women in the continental U.S. will have no or severely restricted access to abortion services where they are stationed.
• If more of these unintended pregnancies are carried to term, DoD will need to provide care to women during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period.
• Ultimately, the most important effect [of the Dobbs decision] might be a decrease in force readiness and our national security.

But Tuberville - who we’ll deal with later - is just one person behind this attack on women. That first letter was also signed by a few other Republicans and 6 of them, like Josh Hawley & Marsha Blackburn, are running for re-election in 2024.

Make no mistake: this attack on women in the military will continue, so we have to do all we can to hold the Senate majority in 2024. If Tuberville can wreak this kind of havoc with our nation’s military while in the minority just imagine what he might do if he is in the majority. That’s why I’m going to once again do everything I can this cycle to support strong pro-democracy, pro-women, pro-freedom candidates across the country.

Tommy Tuberville reminds us every day what this country will be like if we let his far right, MAGA extremist views come to power. Please pitch in today and let's make sure that doesn’t happen.

-Doug