SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
On November 23, 2016, it was announced that Betsy DeVos was President-elect Trump’s choice to be the next United States Secretary of Education. Her nomination was generally criticized by teachers unions and praised by supporters of school choice. Since there was a tie on the vote for her confirmation, Vice President Mike Pence had to step in to decide the vote as the President of the Senate. He cast his tie-breaking vote in favor of DeVos to officially confirm her as Education Secretary. This was the first Cabinet confirmation vote decided by a vice president in history, along with being the first tie decided by a vice president on any vote in the Senate since the George W. Bush administration.
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