Democratic senators hold all night session to protest trump s pick for education secretary democratic senators continued their 24 hour run of floor speeches calling for betsy devos not to be confirmed as head of the education department.
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Democrats are spending a day on the senate floor in an attempt to bring down the nomination of betsy devos for education secretary.
Senate floor for 24 hours in protest to president donald trump s cabinet picks including education secretary nominee betsy devos.
In a final last ditch effort to derail the confirmation of president donald trump s nominee for education secretary betsy devos democrats are currently holding the senate floor for 24 hours and collectively speaking out in opposition to her the all night session comes after immense disapproval to devos nomination from citizens across the country due to her lack of education experience disdain for public schools and previous investments in public and charter schools.
Senate democrats announced on monday that they have launched a marathon session on the senate floor ahead of the confirmation vote for president donald trump s education secretary pick betsy.
In spite of an all night protest betsy devos is confirmed as secretary of education.
Democratic senators are in the process of holding the u s.
Her nomination has drawn.
Josh venable who served as the top aide to devos in 2017 and 2018 has joined the republican political alliance for integrity and reform repair the group announced thursday.
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On monday senate democrats announced their intention to hold the floor for the next 24 hours to protest president trump s education secretary nominee betsy devos.