Senate Republicans are keeping Rep. Elise Stefanik’s United Nations ambassador nomination in limbo amid concerns from the White House that her confirmation would risk President Donald Trump’s agenda in the House.
The New York Republican cleared the Foreign Relations Committee late last month and is expected to be easily confirmed in the Senate, where the GOP has a 53-seat majority, and some Democrats have also expressed support.
But even as the Senate churns briskly through Trump’s Cabinet picks, Stefanik’s nomination hasn’t yet been scheduled for floor action. Republican leaders said they are waiting for the OK from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — where there are worries that her confirmation, and subsequent resignation from the House, would further tighten Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin.
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