DeVos Confirmed

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   Betsy DeVos, the atrocious nominee for Education Secretary, has been confirmed. Her nomination has been "one of the most contentious confirmations in history". (NY Times). She was confirmed with a 51 to 50 vote. Mike Pence was the tie breaking vote. Which is the first time a vice president was called to break a tie on a cabinet nominee. Senator Al Franken asked for republican senators to explain why they supported DeVos. He said "If we cannot set aside party loyalty long enough to preform the essential duty of vetting the president's nominee, what are we even doing here?". Only 2 Republican senators voted for DeVos, Susan Collins (Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska). Bothe said Devos was "unqualified because of a lack of familiarity with public schools and with laws meant to protect students." (NyTimes). Democrats have also showed concern of her nomination because in the past DeVos has said that the government sucks and that public schools are a "dead end". 

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