Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to reporters on his strategy to a closed-door lunch assembly with Senate Republicans on the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 7.

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to reporters on his strategy to a closed-door lunch assembly with Senate Republicans on the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 7.

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After months of delay, 11 four-star degree army promotions have been authorized by the U.S. Senate.

They had beforehand been blocked by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville over unrelated objections about Pentagon abortion coverage.

Tuberville had blocked all army promotions since February in what he mentioned was a protest in opposition to a Pentagon coverage that pays for service members’ journey to hunt abortion care.

Earlier in December, he dropped his holds for everybody nominated for promotions other than to four-star general with out securing any coverage concessions.

The 11 promotions affected included the commanders of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pacific Air Forces, Air Combat Command, U.S. Northern Command, Cyber Command and Space Command, in accordance with the Pentagon.

“All of those positions, obviously are key senior leadership positions to include the vice chiefs of the various services,” Defense Department spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder informed reporters earlier this month.

“Clearly vital and critical organizations, all of which require experience senior leaders in those positions,” Ryder added.

During the blockade, the backlog at one level grew to greater than 450 individuals. Tuberville was criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike over considerations that it broken army readiness.

Tuberville’s full drop of the blockade comes as lawmakers had been anxious to get house for the vacations and with no concessions on the horizon on the army’s abortion insurance policies.

Earlier in December, Tuberville defended his blockade, saying he had made an effort to “stand up for the taxpayers of this country” in opposition to what he known as a “bad policy.”