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the the nomination of henry none of devos should be an excellent education secretary in my judgment and important for this country. the number one job of the education secretary is to create an environment that the 100,000. school succeed where nine out of 10 children go. i had the privilege of working with a man who had been nk mendez the deputies education secretary when is was one of the leadingng businessman but he tried to help change public education. and his belief was it is very difficult to change public education if you do a

from within.nors >> among those were the governors of. >> fell cut to gather one so how can we help him improve public-school? i was chairman and clinton was the vice-chairman doing that and a bipartisan way. but since the time and

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than the traditional schools afford to casting. >> this senator from washington could expect klm him one then to make sure they strongly oppose want but to stand with there 11

but to make sure those opportunities that weretu there for me delivers an open to every student if because the department of education specifically has

an important role to play to make that happen to one i taking ferry but this agency bonds then dies and i will discuss but many colleaguesany t will spend their time on food tried to stop the enemy shin and and he should read

and write anybody that he once sent should sit down and be quiet. i believe that. said it has an important 11 fox off but to stop that

this business is heavily that the alliance through the potential of our but there will not back down m asking my constituents. the ones they want about

their finances with a conflicts of interest. how they plan to avoid them. and how they plan to uphold the letter in the spirit of our ethics laws. without the author's of

financial disclosure senators go into a hearing in the dark on a nominees ethics and finances and that is exactlywhew what we were pushed into with mrs. divorce. secondly. when we get into that hearinges we were told that democrats would only had five minutes each to ask questions. to ask about betsy devos and her finances. the long record on privatization of public education her vision for this department and the many issues in this department's no five minutes and then cut off. it. >> madam president it was completely unprecedented and absolutely wrong berger never before had been to the committee not a single time i recall that the senator had a question for a nominee

and was cut off and blocked from asking for but democrats sitting at the hearing waiting in helping the chairman would change his mind but we worship them and she was protected from the answering additional questions. after we finally got the paperwork and had a number of questions i requested another hearing to ask colonel questions that was a reasonable request but it was rejected. i had a number of questionsab about missing information in your paper work for the committee and she simply had not provided the committee with the required financial disclosures.of not mr. on to addition to not move to vote until the ranking member answers to

invest satisfaction and that was ignored as it was gm through and finally after was splashed through with questions about rules being banned or ignored this nomination is rushed to move the floor and the republicans will gm it through here as well. the more people learn aboutschos devos then the more they hear about background and the more reggae's see her then president trump hasas broken the promise to drain the swamp. red her failed to record squinting gold finances and complex interest and lack of understanding or experience

them were the of pressure increases to provide their allegiance to stand with their constituents. leander's the and why someone to rash i think it is wrong and i know people they're paying attention. and to make one final pointte the senior senator from tent product the idea of fairness when it comes to how we should approach this nomination.s brough saying they should be treated fairly but defining fairness and uninteresting way to say if they didn't scrutinize the nominees or do their due diligence it would be unfair for the democrats to do that formp president trump.

i don't agree with that indite define fairness differently. that we work for them emission and do right by cannot the party or nominee i believe the fair thing to do is to scrutinize and ask questions and push and with deeper review from all they're treated to the fairness to the nominees this nominee is rushed through and cornered but i will take some time why i am opposing her urging colleagues to do the same and death reid main reasons

open questions about her tangled finances and conflict of interest. strong concerns of her record and a lack of experience and lack of understanding of basic education issues and her vision and is deeply at odds for those across the country want to go. for change but finances. >> i have never seen a nominee with such tangled finances refusing to shine anything close to the appropriate level of light on them. mrs. devos is the millionaire and that is invested with other members of her family that potentially hundreds of holding companies.holdin

the often invest in others and did is hard to contain gold those companies she and her family owns a stake thatat is relevant because a significant holdings in the past and would be impacted by the decision she made if confirmed. g would comply with all ethics rules it is simplys simpy one clear if there is a potential conflict of interest and we have not been given the full answer. also want to know more about

the family trust and be have not been given the awful answers. to provide the required financial disclosure and i have not been given full answers they're either. her record in july experience and lack of understanding of basic education issues and i will take these one at a time.om generally the nominee has t been people committed an error have a long career dedicated to education focused on keeping public education strong for all students in all communities. first of all, first and

foremost, a republican donor in terror of the michigan party and has donated '02 group 70 years. she spent her career and fortune making the system to privatize and defund public education across the country with no experience with public-school and then tries to tear them down. she has committed herself for decades to an extremelo ideological goal to push students out of public-school scandal weakened public educational matter what.llars and spent millions of dollars of political donations to influence

policy is to accomplish that goal is not difficult put this alliance are pretty easy where she had succeeded to get her way they're oftend weaker republics schools and fewer opportunities for students and the only people guaranteed to benefit is when devos focuses on a community those who see millions of dollars, and into the political opponent but they could learn everything they need to know this is a hearing peopleis across the country heard about local newspapers and

post that went by role could devos herself for the first time and they were not impressed they watched as democrats were asking questions of the unprecedented attempt to protect the nominee. they saw a nominee confused in even number of concerning responses let's go through what devos said then refuses ruu to rule out what appetizing public schools and she was confused it providesnfused protections for students with disabilities did not

understand basic issue of education policy the debate if we should be measured based on proficiency or growth for cauchy and to be across the and even though the behavior towards women shed be considered and sexual assaults?it to and protecting women and thicker oils and the u.s. such a disaster and the number of people who wereps all on the fence will stand with mrs. devos one issues could not stand with her anymore and the people

across the country saw and the many who does not seem to understand those education and issues this takes me to my final point on betsy devos her vision is one that is deeply at odds for students and families across the country want us to go i get the time education and the opportunity it affords is more important than ever to take the country in the wrong direction a philanthropist and a charter school advocate putting it well when he said that the risk of stating the obvious we must have a secretary of education who believes ined

public education to keep public schools public and went on to say with betsy devos but the home much of the good work accomplished to approve public education education:b and done. >> ag completely agree parents across the country want representatives fighting tooth and nail for all students but devos is committed to privatizing public schools into taxpayert funded vouchers those that

would be severely impacted by secretary of education and madame president the bottom line is that the heart of true opportunity of what we strive for every day and people understand that they seen the vision is a direct attack on the courte arod and to motivate somebody people around the country to stand up and speak out. they saw her disastrous hearing on the news and it is clear people care so deeply about education and are compassionate to make sure we have strong public schools.

this just hits close to home for a lot of people in this deeply offensive to them. to see a billionaire who never went to public schooll then did not send heren children to public schoolsition put in a position to working against your interest. the teachers to work so hard everyday it is hard to see your work. something about devos have let a fire and do them as a well. now the senate office phone lines have been shut down with so many callers office

is receiving tens of thousands of letters asking the senate almost 40,000 into my office alone many have signed petitions with ad rally and a protest and millions more posting one facebook sharing with friends and treating getting everything they can and to make their voices heard. i want to share just a sample of what i have heard. . . there

the regional superintendent and monache a small city in north central washington told me he and his colleagues did not even know where to begin laying out their concerns with betsy devos. in one fourth grade teacher from spokane washington, reached out to me to tell me she watched. she watched the confirmation hearing. and was shocked at how little betsy devos understands the issues she faces every day in her classroom. those are just a few examples. there are thousands upon thousands in every community in every state. it is having an impact. every member of this body has felt the pressure already two republicans have made it clear that the voices of their constituents have pushed them

into the no ãand who have serious concerns about putting partisanship ahead of their state and its constituents interest. i do not like that we are rushing into this without the information that we need. but it is a majority, if they are going to jam this through we will do everything we can to have a robust debate over the next few days. so i am here to say, i am proud to stand with parents. i am proud to stand with students. and i'm proud to stand with teachers and i am proud to stand with those in my home state of washington and across the country to support strong public schools and true education opportunities for all. and i am proud to stand up and fight back against betsy devos. thank you.

i suggest ã >> freddie's procedural votes set up a final confirmation vote for education secretary nominee betsy devos on tuesday. next week will also see confirmation votes for attorney general, health and human services secretary and treasury secretary. for more details we talked to an education reporter.>> andrew covers federal policies for education week.what is the status of the betsy devos nomination for education secretary in the senate? >> very early this morning there was a vote to move her nomination to another final vote in the senate next tuesday. that vote this morning when 52 ã48. so that is basically along party lines. we expect a final decision on her nomination next week. >> it's on the two senators