iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Michigan education activist Betsy DeVos has been confirmed to serve as the secretary of education in President Donald Trump’s administration, after Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate.
The Senate voted on DeVos’ highly contentious nomination Tuesday afternoon and the tally was split evenly, requiring Pence to use his authority as president of the upper chamber of Congress to break the impasse. This marked the first time the current vice president broke a tie to confirm a presidential nominee.
Pence read the vote count 50-50 and then voted himself to break the tie, rendering a 51-50 tally.
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