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Betsy DeVos has been confirmed as Education Secretary. Two Republicans, Senators Murkowski (AK) and Collins (ME), joined the entire Democratic caucus to force an historic tie-breaking vote from Vice President Pence. Public educators and parents of special needs children across the nation weep.

ACTION: Call your Senators, both Democratic and Republican, to either thank them for standing up for schoolchildren or to let them know you will be fighting against their reelections because of this vote.

Steve Bannon needs Senate confirmation in order to be appointed to the National Security Council. The Homeland Security Committee will be discussing his confirmation in the coming week. Call 202.224.4751 and use the script below to register your anger at the prospect that this white supremacist talk show host might be on the National Security Council.

As part of the president's overhaul of immigration enforcement efforts, the White House expanded deportation priority to anyone who immigration agents can find. Residents who receive any government aid, including free school lunches, are now at risk of immediate deportation. Millions of workers in a myriad of industries are at risk of deportation, breaking up families and destroying businesses.

Multiple Republican Senators are still undecided regarding the upcoming confirmation vote for Betsy DeVos' nomination to head the Department of Education. Senators Collins (R-ME) and Murkowski (R-AK) have announced their intentions to vote no. If every Democrat plus these 2 Republicans vote no, Vice President Pence will break a 50-50 tie to confirm. Only 1 more Republican Senator needs to vote no.