Republicans Holding Floor Vs Devos

In a last minute bid to halt betsy devos confirmation as secretary of education senate democrats said monday they would debate on the chamber floor overnight to convince one more republican.

Republicans holding floor vs devos.

Democrats are looking to tie republicans to president trump and education secretary betsy devos as the administration threatens to cut funding to schools unless they resume in person learning. She cleared the senate committee by a 12 11 vote 12 republicans v. Democratic senators spent the wee small hours of the morning holding the senate floor in a marathon protest of betsy devos s nomination as education secretary. President donald trump nominated betsy devos to be the next secretary of education much to the dismay of democrats.

Two republican senators voted tuesday against president donald trump s secretary of education nominee betsy devos forcing vice president mike pence to cast a historic vote to break the tie to. Because republicans have a slim 52 48 seat majority in the senate and every democrat is expected to oppose devos the defection of just one more gop senator would sink her nomination. Their last ditch effort is not expected to derail her confirmation vote around noon today but it kept alive what has become the fiercest opposition to a president trump cabinet appointee. Democrats will hold the floor for the next 24 hours until the final vote to do everything we can to persuade just one more republican to join us sen.

In an effort to stop the confirmation of betsy devos as secretary of education senate democrats spent monday night and tuesday morning speaking on the senate floor about devos inexperience and. For most nominees legislators will agree to shorten that debate time. Senate democrats have announced a plan to hold the senate floor for the next 24 hours to speak against president donald trump s pick for education secretary betsy devos.