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handful of

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enators block confirmation of dozens of highly regarded Biden administration ambassadors over largely partisan issues unrelated to

the nominees their

qualifications, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Monday.

In an unusual head-on confrontation with Congress, Blinken lamented that action by some

sp

enators cripples the United States’ ability to project its influence on the world stage,

other

stifling the American voice in critical countries in the Middle East and Europe during the raging war in Ukraine

and undermining national security

.

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hundreds of U.S. military promotions, including the appointment of Marine Corps Commander

leaving an acting leader in charge

blocked by a single for the first time in over 100 years

Republican Senator from

Alabama, former football coach

who is now one of that state’s senators,

Tommy Tuberville. He objects to the Department of Defense’s efforts to provide reproduction

healthcare for women

other

other sex-affirming

care for

service employees transgender personnel

.

“By not confirming these nominees, a handful of senators are keeping our best players on the sidelines,” Blinken said.

In comments to journalists on Monday and in a letter to senators, Blinken said that while appointments of career foreign service officials to key diplomatic posts are usually anything but pro forma, only 170 appointments were made in the first two years of the Biden administration. were confirmed. Have five ambassador assignments

survived prosperously

this year, leaving 38 to languish. More than another 20 down

–

level agreements

have are

so stuck.

“Vacancies have a long-term negative effect on U.S. national security, including our ability to reassure allies and partners and counter diplomatic efforts by our allies,” Blinken said in the letter, citing aggressive campaigns by China to post major diplomatic missions across Africa and Latin America, where Beijing’s economic influence is growing exponentially. China and Russia have benefited the most from the Senate

scary

said Blink.

Blink placed most of the blame on Sen.

Paul

edge

Paul

(R-Ky.), who issued a general hold on appointees over his demands for documents on the origin of the C

OVIDovid

-19 epidemics. while

Paul Rand

has the right to request documents, “what we object to is him holding nominees as hostages,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.

Blink said that an A

t the current tempo,

blink said,

top positions as crucial as those in Israel and Egypt could be vacant by the end of the summer.

No one questions the qualifications of these professional diplomats, Blinken said in a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They are blocked from affecting other unrelated issues. It is irresponsible and endangers our national security.

America’s top diplomat has also been in hot water with c C

progressive Republicans

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want to sue

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to force him to turn over internal documents on Afghanistan. A so-called

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state, in which diplomats express their differences with US policy, exists in connection with the disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The State Department has offered the contents to Congressional investigators, but some lawmakers want to see the original document.

Meanwhile Tuberville

for weeks

has blocked major promotions in the US military

for weeks

about the progressive health policy of the Ministry of Defence

included

a fee

for use in

military personnel who have to travel for abortions,

because they are stationed in states where the procedure is almost impossible,

like

for

gender affirming health

concern. It is estimated that he will have blocked more than 600 appointments by the end of the year.

He is protesting the Department of Defense’s policy to help reimburse service members who must travel for abortions because they are stationed in states where the procedure is nearly impossible, as well as gender-affirming health care.

The military sees these steps as ways to maintain an inclusive military. But opponents like Tuberville and his

GOP

say allies

these are programs

American taxpayers shouldn’t be doing that

be obliged to

pay for

the programs

.

“The military shouldn’t be paying for abortion tourism or for diversity counselors or gender reassignment surgeries,” Tuberville ally Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told Fox News this weekend.

“

[The military]She

should buy the weapons we need to defend our nation and support our troops

,

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) of Tuberville told Fox News this weekend.