Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) voted against advancing Mike Waltz's nomination for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a move that cost American taxpayers $75 million in funds that will now go to the U.N. Paul was the lone Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to vote no, putting Waltz's nomination on track to stall in an 11-11 tie. To break it, the Trump administration struck a deal with ranking member Jeanne Shaheen (D., N.H.) that will see the State Department release $50 million