[LINKY] "After holding the military promotion system hostage for most of 2023, Tommy Tuberville finally moves on. The blockade in response to the Pentagon's abortion policy is over. Now, many promotions can advance. In total, Tuberville abandoning his protest allowed around 425 promotions to go through. While this isn't all of them, it's a majority, providing a path forward for those nominees who were three stars and under. Many on both sides of the political aisle had condemned the 10-month protest and are relieved that it's finally over. "In the end, this was all pointless. Senator Tuberville, and the Republicans who stood with him, needlessly hurt hundreds of servicemembers and military families and threatened our national security ... all to push a partisan agenda. I hope no one forgets what he did," President Joe Biden said in a statement. There was a rapid vote once the Tommy Tuberville news of moving on broke. Of the 451 affected military members, most can now advance their careers. An issue that many experts believed threatened national security during 2023."