A handful of GOP defections in the closely-controlled Republican U.S. Senate necessitated the intervention of Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, Save Jersey, who cast the tie-breaking vote for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
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MOMENTS AGO: VP Pence breaks Senate tie on Betsy DeVos confirmation vote https://t.co/B4Xx6pbw0B pic.twitter.com/vfiGwqhkq3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 7, 2017
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