Otter weighs in on DeVos

Hours before President Trump’s most controversial Cabinet pick survived a historic Senate vote, Gov. Butch Otter had little to say Tuesday morning about her.

“I don’t know that much about (Betsy) DeVos,” Otter told reporters at a breakfast question-and-answer session. “All I know is what I’ve either heard or read, and that’s fairly limited.”

DeVos, Trump’s choice for education secretary, was confirmed after an unprecedented 50-50 Senate deadlock. Vice President Mike Pence cast the decisive vote for the Michigan billionaire and fervent school choice advocate — marking the first time a vice president has cast the decisive vote for a Cabinet nominee.

Idaho Republican Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch voted to confirm DeVos. The Senate’s 48 Democrats voted against DeVos, with Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats in opposition/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Education News. More here.