Frustrations mount as Stefanik stuck in limbo -- even after House clears hurdle

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : "Elise Stefanik is a great ally to President Trump, and we look forward to her serving as the Ambassador to the United Nations," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
68% : Frustrations are growing as Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-N.Y.) wait to be confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations could stretch until April due to the House's ultra-slim majority.
65% : Despite numerous international crises facing the U.S. and UN, she is considered more valuable in the House as lawmakers try to cobble together Trump's agenda.
64% : "If we get the budget resolution passed this week, which is the plan, then it's possible that Elise Stefanik would go ahead and move on to her assignment at the UN as an ambassador there, once she gets through the confirmation process," Johnson said at a Monday an event with Americans for Prosperity.
56% : Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday that Congress should pass a "clean" continuing resolution (CR) until the end of the fiscal year in September, a move that would give a high chance of wooing Democratic support in the Senate.
54% : An administration official told The Hill that Trump officials were in regular contact with House and Senate leadership about Stefanik's nomination.
45% : But with hardline conservatives pushing to reflect cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the funding stopgap, Johnson has also floated adding language that reflects those "anomalies" -- a risky long-shot move that would likely lead to zero Democratic support in the House and require another super-close vote in the lower chamber before heading to the Senate, where it Democratic support would be needed for final approval.
18% : Had Stefanik resigned as soon as Trump announced her nomination in November, as Gaetz did during his short-lived status as Trump's attorney general pick, a replacement may have already been in place.

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