Subject: POLITICO Breaking News: Senate confirms DeVos as secretary of education
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Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:34:31 -0600
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The Senate today confirmed Betsy DeVos as secretary of education on a 51-50 vote - after a tie forced Vice President Mike Pence to cast the deciding vote. 
 
 DeVos, a longtime education activist and GOP mega-donor, becomes the nation's 11th education secretary after a bruising and unusually contentious confirmation battle. 
 
 Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined the Senate's Democrats and independents in voting against DeVos.

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