"SATURDAY Night Live" had a field day with Betsy DeVos’s confirmation process. In an imaginary press conference, the comedy show wheeled out Ms DeVos, played by Kate McKinnon, to respond to reporters. To a question on how she values growth versus proficiency in measuring progress, she replied with a prolonged blank stare and then said: “Well yes, I don’t know anything about school, but I do think there should be a school, probably Jesus school, and I do think it should have walls and roof and guns for potential grizzlies”.
Ms DeVos’s confirmation hearings in the Senate were at times so embarrassing for Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary that they threatened to derail her appointment. On February 7th the Senate confirmed her nomination, but only thanks to the tie-breaking vote of Mike Pence, the vice-president. The entire 48-strong Democratic caucus voted against Ms DeVos and so did two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. The remaining 50 Republican senators voted for Ms DeVos, which resulted in a 50-50 tie that could only be broken by Mr Pence casting his vote. It was the first time in history that the...Continue reading
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