"Military families who have already sacrificed so much, unsure of where and when they change stations, unable to get housing or start their kids in the new school because they're not there yet," Biden said. Now, the Army and Navy face the same fate, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will leave at the end of September.Īs the effects of Tuberville's hold mount, congressional Democrats and the Biden administration have issued increasingly harsh rebukes.Īt a speech Thursday night at a civil rights symposium, President Joe Biden described a "growing cascade of damage and disruption" caused by Tuberville's hold. And as the summer proceeds, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are increasingly feeling the pinch.Īlready, the commandant of the Marine Corps retired earlier this month without his replacement being confirmed, leaving the service with an acting commandant for the first time in 164 years. Tuberville first placed the hold in late February, and it has since ensnared 273 nominees.
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