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.
I don’t know how you idiots think a Senator doesn’t have any power. Read a civics book.
A Senator, in a minority party, on matters that can’t be filibustered, has no power.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/3/2301095/-Democratic-Senator-Says-He-Will-Block-Trump-Nominees-Until-USAID-Is-Back
Here’s a tiny piece of that civics textbook you desperately need.
You can come up with whatever justifications you want for why it took One (1) Democrat this long to grow a spine, and why the rest of the caucus doesn’t join him, but Senators are not powerless.
You just linked back to the article from the OP?