Wormuth warns of 'brain and talent drain' caused by Tuberville blockade

By Dan Schere / July 20, 2023 at 2:36 PM
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told an audience in Colorado Thursday that she worries that a "brain and talent drain" on the Army is one of the most severe consequences arising from Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) blockade of more than 250 military nominees due to his objection to the Pentagon's leave and travel reimbursement policies for servicemembers seeking abortion services. “If you are a major, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, you are looking at this and saying, ‘Is...

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