Chamber leaders are hopeful they'll soon have a solution to hundreds of other stalled nominations. Republicans are pushing for individual votes on the vacant Joint Chiefs posts, while Democrats are looking to advance hundreds of pending promotions. Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance. Concerns about a looming government shutdown are pushing military nomination work to the side for now. After the Senate confirmed three joint chiefs, Democrats are strategizing how to confirm the hundreds of other military nominees held up by Tuberville. She laid out the submarine production rate needed for AUKUS at her Senate hearing, though her confirmation is uncertain. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 11, 2023. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday retired on Monday with his replacement's confirmation stalled in an ongoing political fight. President Joe Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti to serve as the next chief of naval operations. More than 250 senior military confirmations are stalled in the Senate over a abortion policy fight. Load More