Republicans have failed to schedule a confirmation vote for Rep. Elise Stefanik as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations because her vote is needed as House Republicans cut the social safety net.
The Trump team announced that Stefanik would go to the U.N. soon after he won the election, but they have needed her in the House because Republicans only have a three-vote majority over the Democrats. After their success in the 2024 election, Trump picked multiple House members to fill his Cabinet (including failed Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz) that eroded their already small majority.
So now Republicans are sitting on her nomination until they can figure a way out of the mess they created for themselves.
