Besty DeVos

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  Betsy DeVos "is a Republican mega-donor, billionaire philanthropist". (Politico). She is also an advocate for expanding charter schools and voucher programs that use tax payer money for private schools. Her family has donated millions of dollars to campaigns for lawmakers that support DeVos' views. She has also recently been nominated for a position in Trump's cabinet. Her Senate hearing took place just a few days ago, and she did not seem to impress the senators. Especially Senator Elizabeth Warren and Al Franken. In a video that went viral, DeVos was asked a series of questions relating to financial aid. It was clear that DeVos had zero experience with financial aid, and Senator Warren's tone made it clear that she was not impressed. DeVos also did not seem very prepared for her hearing. Whenever a Senator asked a very specific question, she would answer with uncertainty. For example, Bernie Sanders stated the fact that she and her family had donated about 200 million dollars to the Republican party, she responded with "I don't know". Later on she was asked if guns should be allowed in school, she said yes. Her reasoning? Some school in Wyoming needs to be able to protect themselves from bear attacks... Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, called the school she mentioned, and asked if they had a gun and they said no. They also said that have bear repellent and a fence to protect them from the rare chances of a bear attack. Hopefully, the senators will deliberate for a good while before making their final decision.

 

Besty DeVos- probably after being served some facts from some well educated senators