GOP senator: DeVos 'has not yet earned my full support' [View all]
Source: The Hill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is still undecided on whether she’ll support President Trump’s Education secretary pick, Betsy DeVos, when her nomination comes up for a floor vote.
During Tuesday’s executive session of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, DeVos was approved 12-11, along party lines. Her nomination will now go to the Senate floor for full consideration, though a date for a vote on the controversial pick has yet be set.
While she voted to advance DeVos's nomination out of the committee, Murkowski said she remains on the fence going forward.
“Do note that she has not yet earned my full support,” Murkowski said at Tuesday’s session. “I would not advise yet that she count on my vote."
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317122-gop-senator-on-devos-she-has-not-yet-earned-my-full-support
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