Dem Senator To Block Trump Nominees Over USAID

The Wall Street Journal reports:

Sen. Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) said he would place a “blanket hold” on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until the administration’s attack on the leading U.S. foreign-assistance agency ends, a move that threatens to stall Trump’s ability to get his foreign-policy team in place.

Schatz said he would block any of Trump’s diplomatic confirmations until USAID again is allowed to operate normally and the administration ceases its ‘authoritarian behavior.’

Such a hold would halt the Senate’s ability to move bills quickly, and require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.

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Look, a Democrat with an actual plan and guts:

Sen. Brian Schatz (D., Hawaii) said he would place a “blanket hold” on all of Trump’s State Department nominees until his administration’s attack on the leading U.S. foreign-assistance agency ends https://t.co/auR3pT0LJ1 via @WSJ

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