A senate committee has approved the nomination of Michigan's Betsy DeVos as education secretary.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, rejected a request for a second hearing with DeVos, sparing her what would probably be a contentious hearing.
The Michigan billionaire and private school voucher advocate has become one of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks.
The nomination now moves on to the full senate.
