The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Michigan billionaire and Republican donor Betsy DeVos as education secretary in the narrowest approval of a Cabinet nominee in the nation’s history. The Democratic caucus of 48 senators voted against DeVos, as did two Republicans, setting up a 50-50 tie that was broken with a vote from Vice President Pence.
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Michigan billionaire and Republican donor Betsy DeVos as education secretary in the narrowest approval of a Cabinet nominee in the nation’s history. The Democratic caucus of 48 senators voted against DeVos, as did two Republicans, setting up a 50-50 tie that was broken with a vote from Vice President Pence.
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