Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz is taking a stance in part of the democratic fight against the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.

Senate Democrats are privately eyeing delays on all Trump nominees as retaliation for his restructuring of USAID, Axios has learned. Why it matters: This would go beyond the "blanket hold" that Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) has placed on State Department nominees.