President Biden on Tuesday praised the Senate for confirming 425 military nominations Tuesday evening after Sen. Tommy Tuberville lifted his “pointless” and “politically motivated” holds on the posts.

“I hope no one forgets what he did,” Biden said in a statement, referring to the holds put in place by Alabama’s senior senator for 10 months over a Defense Department policy reimbursing service members’ travel expenses for abortions.

“These confirmations are long overdue, and should never have been held up in the first place,” Biden said. “Our service members are the backbone of our country and deserve to receive the pay and promotions they have earned. In the end, this was all pointless.”

Tuberville and his Republican colleagues in the Senate who supported the senator’s tactic, Biden said, “needlessly hurt hundreds of servicemembers and military families and threatened our national security – all to push a partisan agenda.”

The military and their families “deserve better,” the president continued.

“Thankfully, military leaders will finally be able to take their next post. Military families who for months have been in limbo will finally be able to make plans to move, start new jobs, and enter new schools,” he said. “Our servicemembers and military families put everything on the line for our country. I thank the Senate for quickly confirming these appointments and urge them to confirm the remaining appointees swiftly.”

The 425 approved nominations came after Tuberville abandoned his nearly yearlong hold on the appointments on Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer teed up the military confirmations for a vote just a few hours after Tuberville emerged from a closed-door lunch with fellow GOP senators and told reporters he’s “not going to hold the promotions of these people any longer.” He said holds would continue, however, for about 11 of the highest-ranking military officers, those who would be promoted to what he described as the four-star level or above.

Tuberville claimed the standstill ended in a stalemate.

“It was pretty much a draw. They didn’t get what they wanted, we didn’t get what we wanted. When they change the rules, it’s hard to win…It’s unfortunate the American people didn’t get a voice,” he said Tuesday.

Tuberville has made several comments over the last few weeks about possible ways to end the blockade, while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., promised to bring a resolution to the floor in coming weeks that would allow hundreds of promotions to proceed through a rule change.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.