The Senate is expected to vote on Betsy DeVos next week after holding her confirmation hearings last week.
John Stossel writes:
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, probably survived the grilling she got from angry Democrats last week.
When Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) demanded she promise not “to privatize public schools,” DeVos replied, “Not all schools are working for the students.”
When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked her to make “universities tuition free,” DeVos replied, “I think that’s a really interesting idea (but) there’s nothing in life that’s truly free.”
Those answers were fine. I suppose it’s important for a nominee to be polite.
But what I wish she’d said was: “No, Sen. Murray, I won’t promise not to privatize! Didn’t you notice the mess government schemes create? Many government-run schools are lousy! Private is better!”
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