23h ago

Democratic senator says he will block Trump nominees until USAID is back

www.dailykos.com Democratic Senator Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back

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...

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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.

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Call your reps!
- My senators are solid progressive democrats so I dont need to message them, and my House representative already bent over with his asshole pre-lubed for Trump on January 6th and ignores all mails I send to him. Damn I wish I had a voice. Oregon moment.
  
  and my House representative already bent over with his asshole pre-lubed for Trump on January 6th and ignores all mails I send to him.
  Same, but for both senators and both reps :(
  
  Assuming the dubvee is for WV...it's real shitty here.
  
  It is and...it is. It's very much "I have no voice, and I must scream". But I'm stuck here trying to survive and make the best of it.
  
  It's my little therapeutic pillow to yell into as well. Lol
  
  It is still worth to call.
  Thanking your senators for holding these positions and expressing dissatisfaction with your representative. Honestly what musk is doing should make even MAGA upset.
  Going back to your original statement. You said you don't need to call because senators hold such position, and don't need to call because representative doesn't. So what configuration would make you call? Because it sounds like you weren't planning to do it no matter what.
  
  I have mailed my state rep Bentz in the past. He is such a deep state lost cause it is quite literally not worth my breath speaking to, unless he decides to ever have an in person town hall out here again, in which case I'll call him a Nazi traitor to his face.
  The senators I may still contact honestly, since you've mentioned it....
  
  I guess you could still voice your support and encouragement to your Senators, in a time that calls for their courage.
  
  Run against him.
  
  I dont have that kind of money and support network for a US house run, I'm too young for boomers, and I can't willingly destroy my personal values down to the level required to get elected to any position in Eastern Oregon. I'd have to bait-and-switch them and then probably get shot 3 weeks into my term haha.
  
  You gonna finance the campaign?
  
  Kotek is being infuriatingly silent or both-sides-need-to-work-together about everything as well. I get she wants to keep the flow of sweet federal money coming in so she doesn't want to piss off Trump but lets be real, that spigot is being shut off sooner or later anyway.
- My (R Senator's voicemail greeting is a loop of him laughing maniacally, is that normal?
- "Thanks, we'll wag our finger twice as hard next time"

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