U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos answered a battery of tough questions Wednesday for the first time since her confirmation hearing. On civil rights enforcementThe issue of civil rights enforcement came up quickly. DeVos responded by saying, the department's Office for Civil Rights “is very committed to investigating complaints that reach the office. Betsy DeVos would not agree to bar discrimination by private schools that get federal money »On what constitutes a budget cutThere was some disagreement about the flow of money. She said she wanted to make sure that DeVos would not “ignore the law and exert undue influence.”“Absolutely,” DeVos told her.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 24, 2017 21:22 UTC