This would put the pressure on Pence to cast a historic tie-breaking vote. If he does, it would mark the first time in history a vice president has voted to break a tie to confirm a Cabinet officer. At Tuesday’s Senate education committee meeting on the nomination, Republican Chairman Lamar Alexander chided his Democratic colleagues. The Tennessee senator urged colleagues to let the new president “have his Cabinet choice.”A tie-breaking vote by the vice president would be rare on any matter, let alone a Cabinet pick. The VP has not cast a tie-breaking vote at all in almost nine years.

Source: Fox News February 03, 2017 12:37 UTC