Senate Democrats Plan an All-Nighter Against DeVos

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Senate Democrats Plan an All-Nighter Against DeVos

By Thomas McKinless

Posted February 6, 2017 at 8:08pm

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Sen. Patty Murray said Monday that her fellow Democrats would hold the floor for an all-night session. Why? To bring attention to Betsy DeVos, an embattled Trump Cabinet nomineewhose vote is scheduled for Tuesday. Watch for more.

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