GOP Leaders Move to Shore Up Shaky DeVos Nomination

As the Post notes, if a third Republican Senator votes against DeVos, she could lose the confirmation vote.

Moran, too, had similar misgivings.

The Capital Region’s two biggest school districts – Schenectady and Albany – have taken formal positions opposing President Donald Trump’s Education Secretary appointee, Betsy DeVos.

Over the last few weeks, Sen.

By late Wednesday, Moran indicated that he’d vote for her. Me: “And so she’s not concerned that that’s going to influence anything, one way or the other?” She narrowly avoided a second hearing on 23 January, when the Senate HELP Committee advanced her nomination to a full Senate vote. A vote is expected in the coming days. In her hearing, she declined to commit to Title IX gender discrimination protections put in place by President Obama. “I urge my colleagues to quickly confirm her”.

Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos has advanced towards final confirmation by the U.S. Senate. That tie would be broken by Vice President Mike Pence, who serves as Senate President. “She appears to view education through the lens of her experience of promoting alternatives to public education in Detroit and other cities”. DeVos’ resume is primarily dominated by her donations to charter school and voucher advocacy. She has advocated for the use of taxpayer funds to send students to private and religious schools.

“Mrs. DeVos didn’t lie to me”, Murkowski said.

Republican leadership aides say a final confirmation vote should happen either over the weekend or early next week.

Minutes later, Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski hopped on the bandwagon.

“And here would be Jerry Moran turning his back on the rural constituents who make up the vast majority of our state”, he said. As a philanthropist and advocate her work as been fairly narrowly focused on school choice policies such as charter schools and school vouchers.

“Betsy DeVos has never set foot in a classroom, did not send her children to public school, can not distinguish between proficiency and growth, and thinks that guns should be allowed in schools in the event of grizzly attacks”, Fritz wrote.

Ethics watchdogs have also raised questions over potential conflicts of interest, as DeVos and her family have made political contributions amounting to millions of dollars toward Super Pacs and Republican candidates – particularly in favor of school choice.