The Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmed the appointment of Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday.
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The former South Carolina governor was expected to receive little resistance from committee members, yet Politico reports two Democratic Senators — Delaware’s Chris Coons and New Mexico’s Tom Udall — voted to block her.
During her confirmation hearing last week, Haley unexpectedly told lawmakers that she thinks “the climate change issue should always be on the table.” (RELATED: Nikki Haley Testifies Before Congress)
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Haley aligned herself with President Trump’s position that the Paris agreement should not “interfere” with the U.S. economy, but her statement showed a departure from the climate change stance she held as S.C. governor.