Betsy DeVos greets Sen. Patty Murray before her confirmation hearing on Jan. 17. DeVos took office as education secretary on Feb. 7. Senate Democrats are asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for details on a higher education task force that the president of Liberty University says the Trump administration has asked him to lead. In a letter to DeVos released Thursday, six lawmakers said they are concerned that there has been no public explanation by the president or the administration about the purview of the task force.
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Fearmongering fails to diminish free-market reforms
The political left’s preferred pattern is to consign conservatism to the wilderness with obituaries of its much-ballyhooed demise abounding, signaling: it’s time to bury all hope of returning to the constitutional republic our founders intended. When that doesn’t work – like when disruptors of the status quo took over the Kentucky House in November and began resurrecting ideas about returning this commonwealth to a free-market economy and the Constitution for which it stands – the preferred tactic of the left also resurrects: fearmongering.
Senate set to confirm DeVos as education secretary
In this image from Senate Television, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington, Feb. 6, 2017, about the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Education Secretary. The Senate will be in session around the clock this week as Republicans aim to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks over Democratic opposition.
Pence Set to Break Senate Tie on DeVos Vote to Head Education
Vice President Mike Pence could make history Tuesday by breaking an expected tie in the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos as U.S. education secretary, barring a last-minute defection by a single additional Republican to kill the nomination outright. The nail-biter is the unexpected first test of Democrats’ ability to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda, gathering momentum after two Senate Republicans said they wouldn’t support DeVos, a longtime GOP donor.
Senate in round-the-clock session to confirm Trump Cabinet
Democrats announced plans Monday to hold the Senate floor around the clock to protest Republicans’ push to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Democrats’ effort got under way as the Senate headed toward a showdown vote Tuesday on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a wealthy GOP donor who has advocated for alternatives to public education.
Meet the Bush-appointed federal judge who halted Trump’s executive order
“The amicus law professors,” Robart said Friday, noting the many groups that waited in his Seattle courtroom to argue for or against a motion to halt President Donald Trump’s travel ban. “Sounds like the three amigos.”
Women could take big hit if ACA is tossed
From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.
DeVos clears Senate hurdle toward becoming ed secy
Betsy DeVos’s embattled nomination for education secretary cleared another hurdle in the Senate on Friday as Republicans overpowered fierce resistance from Democrats. Senators voted 52-48 to cut off debate in an early-morning session, setting the stage for a final confirmation vote next week on President Donald Trump’s nominee.
DeVos may have used official’s remarks without attribution
Education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos appears to have used quotes from an Obama administration official without attribution in her written responses to questions from Democrats considering her nomination. In response to a question on LGBT rights, DeVos wrote to Sen. Patty Murray, the committee’s top Democrat, “Every child deserves to attend school in a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow.”
Labor Sec. pick outsourced jobs
President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump has blasted, threatened and tried to charm American companies that have so much as contemplated moving jobs overseas, saying he’s sticking up for American workers who aren’t feeling the economic recovery and form his political base. But a filing with the Labor Department on CEO Andrew Puzder’s company – and a spokesman’s acknowledgement that CKE continues to use the IT operation in the Philippines – provides a window into a key contradiction raised by the nomination.
Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs
President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2jEJgNy Fast-food executive Andrew Puzder is the leading candidate for the Labor Secretary job within the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the selection process.
Trump’s choice for labor secretary outsourced jobs
President Donald Trump ‘s pick for labor secretary outsourced his fast-food company’s technology department to the Philippines, a move that contradicts Trump’s vow to keep American jobs in the U.S. Trump has blasted, threatened and tried to charm American companies that have so much as contemplated moving jobs overseas, saying he’s sticking up for American workers who aren’t feeling the economic recovery and form his political base. But a filing with the Labor Department on CEO Andrew Puzder’s company – and a spokesman’s acknowledgement that CKE continues to use the IT operation in the Philippines – provides a window into a key contradiction raised by the nomination.
Labor secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing delayed again
The confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder was delayed again to allow more time for the candidate to submit his paperwork. The hearing is now set for Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a statement Thursday from Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.
Democrats won’t get a second hearing with Betsy DeVos, Trump’s education pick
Sen. Lamar Alexander rejected a Democrat’s request for a second hearing with Betsy DeVos on Monday, sparing Trump’s pick for secretary of education from what would surely be a contentious hearing. Alexander, the Republican chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, traded letters with Sen. Patty Murray, the ranking Democrat, who requested a second hearing for DeVos after all of her paperwork was approved by the Office of Government Ethics.
The Democrats’ Fight Against School Choice Is Immoral
There’s something perverse about an ideology that views the disposing of an unborn child in the third trimester of pregnancy as an indisputable right but the desire of parents to choose a school for their kids as zealotry. Watching President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, answer an array of frivolous questions this week was just another reminder of how irrational liberalism has become.
Planned Parenthood could be first casualty of Obamacare repeal efforts
A fierce battle over the future of reproductive rights is now underway in Washington as congressional Republicans made the first move last week to slash funding for Planned Parenthood. In starting to roll back the Affordable Care Act, the GOP is also planning to target the country’s largest women’s health-care provider.
Nation-Now 33 mins ago 7:22 p.m.DeVos outlines vision for U.S. Department of Education
Betsy DeVos, a Michigan advocate for school choice and vouchers and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, vowed Tuesday to protect any schools public, private or otherwise as long as they are working for students and parents and serving their needs. Facing Democrats who questioned DeVos’ support of school choice and what it may mean for public schools, DeVos said she supports “any great school” including public schools and those beyond what “the system thinks is best for kids to what moms and dads want, expect and deserve.”
DeVos unfit for education post, Democrats assert
Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, questions Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Murray and Cantwell criticized for drug import votes
JUNE 11: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on the Export-Import Bank bill, June 11, 2015. UNITED STATES – JUNE 11: Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on the Export-Import Bank bill, June 11, 2015.
Betsy DeVos omitted $125,000 anti-union political donation from Senate disclosure form
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team acknowledged Friday that Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, omitted a $125,000 political donation from disclosures she submitted to a Senate committee in advance of her confirmation hearing, which is scheduled for Tuesday. “We appreciate this being called to our attention and we will be updating our committee submission,” a transition team spokeswoman said Friday.
Murkowski holds firm: Ethics review first, then hearing
No Cabinet nominee of President-elect Donald Trump’s will get a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee without having a completed review by the Office of Government Ethics, a spokeswoman for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who leads the committee, said.
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s workers blast Labor nominee at Senate forum
A third worker described her struggles to provide for a family of six children — on $8.75 an hour after years of experience in the food industry. The three are current and former employees of CKE Restaurants, the fast-food company run by secretary of labor nominee Andrew Puzder that is known for its Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s chains.
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Congress has scheduled a Jan. 11 confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, even as opposition to her is growing and Democrats are reportedly trying to postpone the proceedings until she fully discloses information about her finances and conflicts of interest. DeVos is a Michigan billionaire who is a former Republican Party state chairman and a longtime school-choice activist.
Dems want probe of Trump Cabinet pick over stock sales
Top Senate Democrats said Thursday that the House ethics office should investigate whether stock sales by a congressman who is now one of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks broke any laws. The Democrats cited a Wall Street Journal report last month that Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., had traded over $300,000 worth of shares in health care companies over the past four years while pushing legislation that might affect those stocks’ values.
Senate Dems press Trump’s wealthy picks for financial data
Top Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, insisting on extensive financial information on some of the wealthiest Americans before moving forward on nominations. Frustrated by the slow response of billionaires and multimillionaires to their request, 16 Democrats delivered an ultimatum Thursday, saying no committee should vote on a nominee until the individual has cleared an FBI background check, provided a financial report and an ethics agreement with the Office of Government Ethics, and responded to “reasonable requests for additional information” such as tax returns.