WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s education system, Betsy DeVos, appears to have copied lines from statutes and other sources in her written answers submitted to a Senate committee, according to a copy of the document and a review of those other sources. It could cloud DeVos’ nomination, though Republican senators have stood by her even after what was widely considered a shaky committee hearing. In her submitted responses to Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, DeVos did not cite or footnote the phrases or sentences that, at times, she copied verbatim. “Every child deserves to attend school in a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, thrive and grow,” DeVos wrote. But while Democrats have been highly critical of DeVos’ nomination, going so far as to say she would gut public education in America, no Republican senator has come out in opposition.

Source: Huffington Post January 31, 2017 15:45 UTC