Washington (CNN) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos uses her own private plane for work trips and pays for it herself, her office said Thursday. Her office told CNN she has never requested the use of any government aircraft. In contrast, DeVos travels on a personally owned aircraft, accompanied by her security detail and, whenever possible, additional support staff, at no cost to US taxpayers, Education Department spokesperson Liz Hill told CNN. She added that DeVos is "fully committed to being a faithful steward of taxpayer dollars." Speaking on background, an Education Department official told CNN that all of DeVos' travel is in accordance with the Department of Education's ethics guidance and governmental travel regulations.

Source: CNN September 21, 2017 18:56 UTC