But their efforts, at least for now, appear to be coming up one vote short. With her final Senate confirmation vote set for Tuesday at noon, the chamber still seems locked in a 50-50 split on the nomination. If that happens, Vice President Pence is expected to cast a historic, tie-breaking vote to confirm her. This scenario has DeVos' critics going into overdrive in a bid to peel off one more Republican to vote nay. "We are very confident that Betsy DeVos is going to be the secretary of Education," he said.

Source: Fox News February 06, 2017 20:22 UTC