Democrats intend to block State Department nominees until USAID issue sorted [View all]
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15:25
Standing outside the USAID building, Senator Chris Van Hollen said that he and other Democrats in the Senate plan to block State Department nominees "from going forward until this illegal action is reversed".
In the US, the president nominates senior administration officials who are then voted on by the US Senate. Democrats aim to do whatever they can to stop or slow this process until the Trump administration backpedals on its effort to shutter USAID.
Van Hollen noted, however, that Democrats are in the minority in Congress, which means their power is limited.
He said that because no Republicans in the House or Senate are supporting their effort, the main action to reverse this action is in the courts.
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