Besty Devos splits Senate with 50/50 vote, VP Pence confirms nomation - NeoGAF

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Besty Devos splits Senate with 50/50 vote, VP Pence confirms nomation - NeoGAF

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos on Tuesday as education secretary, approving the embattled nominee only with the help of a historic tiebreaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence. The 51-to-50 vote elevates Ms. DeVos -- a wealthy donor from Michigan who has devoted much of her life to expanding educational choice through charter schools and vouchers, but has limited experience with the public school system -- to be steward of the nation's schools. Two Republicans voted against Ms. DeVos's confirmation, a sign that some members of President Trump's party are willing to go against him, possibly foreshadowing difficulty on some of the president's more contentious legislative priorities. It was the first time that a vice president has been summoned to the Capitol to break a tie on a cabinet nomination, according to the Senate historian. Taking the gavel as the vote deadlocked at 50-50, Mr. Pence, a former member of the House, declared his vote for Ms. DeVos before announcing that Mr. Trump's nominee for education secretary had been confirmed.

 

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The two Republican senators that voted against the nomination were Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, both of which are moderate Republicans.

Personally, I'm not thrilled about this.