Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is being pressured by some Republican leaders to forget becoming U.N. ambassador because the party needs her in the House due to its slim majority, CBS News reported Thursday.
Less than a week after winning the Nov. 5 election, President Donald Trump selected Stefanik to serve as U.N. ambassador. However, Stefanik’s nomination has remained in limbo as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., could not afford to lose her vote when he has just a 218-213 majority with four vacant seats.
It now appears Stefanik, who has not resigned from her seat in Congress, is being pressured to remain in the House.
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