Betsy DeVos wins confirmation as education secretary as VP Pence casts historic vote

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Washington Times:

Stephen Dinan

12:43 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017

 

Flexing their slim majority, Republicans powered President Trump’s education secretary nominee through the Senate on Tuesday, with Vice President Mike Pence casting his first vote to break the tie and officially confirm Betsy DeVos.

 

Democrats, urged on by their powerful backers in the teachers’ unions, had singled her out for particular scrutiny, calling her among the worst nominees in American history, and the worst of all Mr. Trump’s picks.

 

They even mounted a round-the-clock vigil on the Senate floor, attacking her qualifications and saying the wealthy philanthropist’s commitment to parental choice in education would undermine the public school system.

 

But most Republicans stuck together, rejecting the Democratic attacks and defending Mrs. DeVos as committed to getting children the best education possible, no matter what the setting.

 

“The president deserves to have his Cabinet in place,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican.

 

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You Knew This Was Coming....

12 Of The Most Unhinged Reactions To Betsy DeVos’s Confirmation
Betsy DeVos's confirmation as Secretary of Education has sent the Internet into a free fall. Here are 12 of the most insane reactions thus far.
Bre Payton
February 7, 2017

Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the new Secretary of Education Tuesday after Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote in her favor.

Democrats have spent weeks freaking out over her nomination, and her confirmation has now sent the Internet into a free fall. Here are 12 of the most insane reactions to her confirmation thus far.

Seth MacFarlane ✔ @SethMacFarlane

Betsy DeVos confirmed. What is also confirmed is that there is not one single man of courage in the Republican Congress.



12:03 PM - 7 Feb 2017


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Jose Antonio Vargas ✔ @joseiswriting


James Baldwin:"Ignorance, allied with power,is the most ferocious enemy justice can have."

Which brings us to Betsy DeVos.



2:10 PM - 7 Feb 2017
· Los Angeles, CA


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As The Federalist’s Joy Pullman explained, a lot of the freakout in DeVos’s confirmation was rooted in the understanding that if the left lost their hold on education, they would soon lose control over the minds of children and young adults. Hopefully their tears and meltdowns means there will soon be more free thinkers in the world.