Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) expanded his hold on President Donald Trump‘s nominees for government positions to 300, including an additional 50 people Monday.
Schatz invoked a hold, a procedural move that can delay the consideration of a nominee for days or weeks, on more than 300 nominees who need Senate approval and some bipartisan foreign affairs bills, his office confirmed to the Washington Examiner. He previously placed a hold on all State Department nominees, and his new hold spans dozens of agencies.
Nominees affected by Schatz’s block include former GOP New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, who lost his seat in the 2024 election and was tapped to be Labor Department inspector general, and Scott Kupor, who Trump nominated to lead the Office of Personnel Management.
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