Senate panel advances Waltz nomination for UN ambassador with Democratic support

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday helped advance President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the United Nations after opposition from Republican Senator Rand Paul (Ky.) delayed a vote. 

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the ranking member of the committee, voted with Republicans to advance Trump’s former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, after securing a commitment from the administration to distribute $75 million in lifesaving assistance. 

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