Vice President Pence cast the deciding vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary Tuesday after opponents failed amid a groundswell of opposition to produce the additional “no” vote required to sink her nomination. Democrats announced in January that they would target eight Trump Cabinet nominees on the basis of their policy positions or lack of government experience. ), who said he would vote against DeVos, Sessions and Price. said last month that he planned to vote against DeVos in part because she “prioritizes private schools over public ones. Republicans on Monday blasted Democrats for continuing to delay votes on Trump’s nominees, especially for forcing senators to run out the clock on procedural votes to prolong the inevitable.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2017 17:33 UTC