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They also argued that DeVos, a wealthy school choice advocate, lacked public education experience, is unfamiliar with education law and policies that she would be charged with carrying out and has not
[Republicans Gear Up for School Choice Legislation Under DeVos] DeVos is a philanthropist who, until recently, had led the American Federation for Children, a group that advocates school choice.
You had to read books in school to study. Why not study for your job? There are only so many things you can do to prepare yourself to be a congressional staffer. And reading is one of them.
It was part of the annual Capitol high school art competition. "This is now a closed matter," a spox in Speaker Paul D. Ryan's office said in a statement on Friday following the commission's vote.
By ALEX GANGITANO, NIELS LESNIEWSKI and BRIDGET BOWMAN Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky talked to Roll Call's Senate reporters about college basketball, owning a baseball team, and life
Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, told Roll Call he expects the debate-limiting cloture vote on DeVos' nomination will take place Friday morning, with
"It's anyone and everyone you've ever met and known, all the way back to high school."
•Graduate school: As long as you have a supportive office, going to graduate school while working on Capitol Hill is very doable.
He said he plans to enroll in law school in the fall and practice for a few years before transitioning into politics. He said his dream job would be governor of Pennsylvania.
Robert Hurt, R-Va., will head Liberty University's new Center for Law & Government, which the school says aims to influence public policy and spread conservative ideals.
On Friday, the crowd was similar to so many others she had seen: people hoisting signs that denounced Planned Parenthood and declared that life is beautiful; nuns and priests in habits; school groups in
When my high school visited 'the Capitol,' we went to Sacramento." He interned for former Wisconsin Democratic Sen.
At age 25, he decided national security policy wasn't his main interest and he went to law school at the University of Michigan. He returned to D.C. as an associate at K&L Gates.
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) Q: How has your soccer coaching career gone? A: I played a little bit of soccer in school, but then I coached my kids’ soccer teams.
The video of him winning the slam dunk competition in high school — that is crazy how he can jump. I’m proud of my six-inch vertical. The only way I see the rim is standing on a ladder.”
By KERRY YOUNG and ANDREW SIDDONS CQ Roll Call President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has advocated over the years for companies
Cheri Bustos told Roll Call she and her fellow Democrats were still protesting in other ways, like wearing pins on their overcoats that say “#ProtectOurCare,” a slogan Democrats are using in their fight
For example, Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for Education secretary, has said her visit to a Christian school in Michigan led to her advocacy for school choice.
DeVos decline to commit to enforcing IDEA, but she said she was confused about whether it is a federal law,” Hassan said in a statement to Roll Call.
A: I read in yesterday’s Northeast Mississippi [Daily] Journal an account of the inauguration parade in 1989, which was the last time the Tupelo High School marching band attended an inauguration.