Democratic Senator Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
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Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Sen. Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) said he would place a “blanket hold” on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until his administration’s attack on the leading foreign-assistance agency ends, a move that...

Summary

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced he will block all of Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is reinstated.

His move comes after Elon Musk took control of USAID, placed senior staff on leave, and seized classified information.

Schatz condemned the administration’s “authoritarian behavior” and vowed to delay confirmations until USAID operates normally.

His blockade could significantly slow Trump’s ability to fill key diplomatic positions, forcing Senate Republicans to spend more time pushing nominations through.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      Read down to the 2nd bolded paragraph:

      “In 2013, Reid and Democrats lowered vote threshold on most nominees, but not for Supreme Court picks”

      Nominees can’t be filibustered. That was done before elimimating it for Supreme Court pics.