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Senate tees up final vote on Trump Education pick Linda McMahon

The Senate advanced Linda McMahon's nomination for Education Secretary in a 51-47 vote along party lines, setting up a final vote for next week.
No Democrat supported advancing McMahon's nomination, which was cleared by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions last week.
President Donald Trump nominated McMahon, who previously led the Small Business Administration and supported plans to abolish the Education Department.
McMahon stated, "President Trump believes that the bureaucracy in Washington should be abolished so that we can return education to the states" in support of Trump's proposal.

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The WWE vs. the American education system : It's Been a Minute

President Trump is calling for the end of the U.S. Department of Education, but so have other Republicans since the day it was formed in 1979. So why do Republicans hate it enough to lambast it, but love it enough to keep it around?Brittany is joined by NPR's education correspondent Cory Turner and author Josephine Riesman to talk about Trump's pick for education secretary, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon. And how Trump and McMahon are using the WW…

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Post Millennial

Trump’s nom for education sec advances to Senate for final confirmation vote

Trump wrote in nominating McMahon, "we will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort."

4 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Hill

Senate tees up final vote on Trump Education pick Linda McMahon

The Senate on Thursday teed up the final confirmation vote for Linda McMahon, President Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. Lawmakers voted 51-47 to move McMahon to a final vote, likely on Friday unless Democrats agree to speed up the process. While McMahon has been less controversial than other Trump Cabinet picks, Democrats have…

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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Fox News

WWE mogul and Trump's Education chief pick advances to final round

The Senate passed a vote Thursday to advance Linda McMahon's nomination to head the Education Department to a final floor vote.

4 days ago·New York, United States

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Just the News

Senate advances Linda McMahon nomination for Education secretary, setting up final vote for Monday

The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination in a 51-47 vote, which sets her confirmation up for a full vote on Monday. No Democrat supported advancing the nomination

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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Roll Call

Linda McMahon's nomination to be Education secretary clears Senate hurdle

Linda McMahon, whom President Donald Trump nominated to be Education secretary, is one step nearer to confirmation after the Senate cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday. Senators voted 51-47 to approve a motion to invoke cloture on McMahon’s nomination, which is scheduled to receive a confirmation vote Monday. McMahon served as head of the Small Business Administration during the first Trump administration and was previously the CEO of professio…

4 days ago·Washington, United States

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