Senate Floor Protest Video Devos

Senate floor for 24 hours in protest to president donald trump s cabinet picks including education secretary nominee betsy devos.

Senate floor protest video devos.

Jeff merkley tweeted that he s taking to the floor for an hour starting at 2 a m. Democratic senators hold all night session to protest trump s pick for education secretary democratic senators continued their 24 hour run of floor speeches calling for betsy devos not to be confirmed as head of the education department. In a final last ditch effort to derail the confirmation of president donald trump s nominee for education secretary betsy devos democrats are currently holding the senate floor for 24 hours and collectively speaking out in opposition to her the all night session comes after immense disapproval to devos nomination from citizens across the country due to her lack of education experience disdain for public schools and previous investments in public and charter schools. Democrats are spending a day on the senate floor in an attempt to bring down the nomination of betsy devos for education secretary.

With an all night debate on the senate floor that s expected to last until. Her nomination has drawn. On monday senate democrats announced their intention to hold the floor for the next 24 hours to protest president trump s education secretary nominee betsy devos. Democratic senators are in the process of holding the u s.

In spite of an all night protest betsy devos is confirmed as secretary of education. Josh venable who served as the top aide to devos in 2017 and 2018 has joined the republican political alliance for integrity and reform repair the group announced thursday.