Manchin Will Vote No on DeVos

US Senator Joe Manchin says he is unable to vote in favor of Betsy DeVos as US Department of Education Secretary. Manchin says DeVos does not understand the public school system because she has never been a part of it. “She attended private school as a child herself and all her children have been private schooled or home schooled. And she just does not understand that the public school system in rural America and West Virginia is more than reading, writing and arithmetic.” Manchin says for children in rural schools at times their nutrition and health care are also provided in the public schools. Manchin says he was also concerned over DeVos’s lack of understanding of the needs of children with disabilities. Overall Manchin says he feels she does not understand and is not prepared for the job. Manchin says the Senate is expected to vote tonight whether or not to confirm DeVos.