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pinboy3niner

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9. No. The full Senate voted to advance her to a confirmation vote on Monday.

Reply to brush (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 3, 2017, 09:34 AM

Feb 2017

Betsy DeVos clears another hurdle in early morning Senate vote

By Ted Barrett, Sunlen Serfaty and Ashley Killough, CNN
Updated 8:09 AM ET, Fri February 3, 2017

(CNN) — The Senate voted early Friday to advance President Donald Trump's education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos to a final confirmation vote, which is expected Monday.

The vote was 52 to 48 along party lines.

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Despite losing support from Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, she is expected to be confirmed Monday with the help of Vice President Mike Pence, who will be in the chamber to break an expected 50-50 tie.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/betsy-devos-clears-another-hurdle-in-early-morning-senate-vote/

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Senator Murray from WA is DESTROYING DeVos right now [View all] LibraLiz1973 Feb 2017 OP

good to hear...... chillfactor Feb 2017 #1

forgot the hearing was at some weird hour...... KewlKat Feb 2017 #2

She just said 40 THOUSAND people have shown up at her office LibraLiz1973 Feb 2017 #3

The nomination advanced 52 yes to 48 no. Does that mean DeVos is the new Ed. Secretary? brush Feb 2017 #5

No. The full Senate voted to advance her to a confirmation vote on Monday. pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #9

Thanks for the info. So they're going to put the plagiarizer in charge of education. brush Feb 2017 #13

Will they still enforce plagiarism laws on students? world wide wally Feb 2017 #15

How can they enforce plagiarism laws if the Secretary of Ed. is a plagiarist? brush Feb 2017 #18

"Does that mean DeVos is the new Ed. Secretary?" Yes, but... Grins Feb 2017 #16

Rock and a hard place? brush Feb 2017 #17

The Senate is trying all these disgusting tactics to rip us up DK504 Feb 2017 #22

It's not available on my handset JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #4

Final vote is supposed to be next week, I think. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #6

I hate to be a buzz kill, but DeVos is not destroyed unless she loses the confirmation vote. Nitram Feb 2017 #7

She Augiedog Feb 2017 #8

agreed NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #10

Exactly...a bit too much hyperbole The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #21

who is on that committee??? bdamomma Feb 2017 #11

it's to the full senate now, likely Monday is the final vote Wheezy Feb 2017 #19

Yuck colsohlibgal Feb 2017 #12

They will put her in Afromania Feb 2017 #14

Not to worry, I've been corresponding with Marco, tavernier Feb 2017 #20