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On the recordFebruary 6, 2017
I am voting for Betsy DeVos because she will implement our law fixing No Child Left Behind the way we wrote it--to reverse the trend to a national school board and restore control to classroom teachers, to local school boards, to Governors, and legislators--because she has been at the forefront of the most important public school reform in the last 30 years--public charter schools--and because she has worked tirelessly to give low-income children more of the same kind of choices that wealthy families have. Twenty-two Governors in this country support Betsy DeVos. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record their names, including former Governor Jeb Bush, former Governor Mitt Romney, former Governor John Engler, and 462 organizations and elected officials who support Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Highlights Among DeVos Supporters These individuals have written letters, op-eds, or announced public support 22 State Governors, including: Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama; Gov. Doug Ducey, Arizona; Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas; Gov. Rick Scott, Florida; Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois; Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana; Gov. Sam Brownback, Kansas; Gov. Matthew Bevin, Kentucky; Gov. Paul LePage, Maine; Gov. Rick Snyder, Michigan; Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi; Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri; Gov. Doug Burgum, North Dakota; Gov. Pete Ricketts, Nebraska; Gov.…
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