Heidi Alexander: “Thank you, Mr. President. She has led the most effective public school reform movement over the last 30 years and she…”

“Thank you, Mr. President. She has led the most effective public school reform movement over the last 30 years and she has a commitment to help low-income children. I would say to my Democratic colleagues, we confirmed President Obama's first Education Secretary in 7 days--on the day he was inaugurated; his second one in 3 weeks, just as we will Betsy DeVos today. You may disagree with the new President, but the people elected him, and I urge you to give the new Republican President the opportunity to choose his own Education Secretary, just like we did with the Democratic President 8 years ago and a year ago, even though we disagreed just as much with their view on Federal policy on local schools as you do with her policy and President Trump's policy on school choice. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has used 5 minutes.”