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On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
That's why we want more questions, because we want to know if this person that we are entrusting or may entrust to be the Secretary of Education--if she has the breadth and depth of knowledge that we would expect from someone who has that important job.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken emphasizes the need for thorough questioning of DeVos's qualifications.

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