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Watch Pence Cast the Historic Tiebreaking Vote to Confirm DeVos

By Thomas McKinless

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For the first time ever, a U.S. vice president cast the tiebreaking vote on a presidential Cabinet nominee. Vice President Mike Pence presided over the Senate on Tuesday to break the 50-50 tie on the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education. See the unprecedented vote here.

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