Al Franken Betsy Devos Floor

On september 7 she reversed an obama era title ix that mandated a preponderance of the evidence standard in dealing with sexual assault on college campuses.

Al franken betsy devos floor.

Senate dems hold the floor to oppose devos confirmation by the web editors in an effort to stop the confirmation of betsy devos as secretary of education senate democrats spent monday night and. On september 7 she reversed an obama era title ix that mandated a preponderance of the evidence standard in dealing with sexual assault on college campuses. My follow up post can be found here. At the senate confirmation hearing for donald trump s nominee for education secretary betsy devos senator al franken did not hold back when calling out her lack of understanding of an issue that will be fundamental to her job if confirmed.

Franken said the senate should simply tell devos thank you for your time. Senator al franken of minnesota grilled education secretary designee betsy devos on a question she couldn t answer gary cameron reuters it doesn t sound particularly sexy but the. Monday an exasperated sen. My follow up post can be found here.

Al franken d minnesota recalled on the senate floor his exchange with devos during the hearing last month at which he asked whether she was. From betsy devos the beleaguered secretary of education who believed that guns have a place in schools to fend off grizzly bears. We ll let you know and move on to a candidate that is actually qualified to lead the department. Al franken d minn blasted betsy devos president trump s pick to lead the department of education as democrats staged a late night protest over her nomination.

Senator al franken has since announced his resignation in a floor speech on thursday december 7.