The Senate Foreign Relations Committe voted on Thursday to move forward New York Rep. Elise Stefanik for a floor vote.

The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has advanced Rep. Elise Stefanik’s, R-21, Schuylerville, nomination as ambassador to the United Nations to the Senate.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday advanced Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador of the United Nations with bipartisan support, with some Democrats objecting to her policies and protesting a foreign aid freeze.

North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has cleared another hurdle to become the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.