The nominee for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, speaks during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) (Carolyn Kaster/AP)President Trump’s nominee for education secretary, in written responses to questions from senators, appears to have used several sentences and phrases from other sources without attribution — including from a top Obama administration civil rights official. The responses from nominee Betsy DeVos were submitted Monday to the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which is voting Tuesday morning on her confirmation. Trump transition officials who have handled DeVos’s nomination did not respond to questions sent Tuesday morning about the questionnaire. The revelation comes as Democrats are making an all-out push against key Trump nominees — including DeVos, attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), treasury secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin, and others.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2017 15:05 UTC