U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in response to the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the next U.S. Secretary of Education.
“I find today’s confirmation of Betsy DeVos to become the next Secretary of Education deeply troubling for a number of reasons,” said Rep. Espaillat.“Secretary DeVos is unqualified to serve in this role as she does not believe in public education nor does she have experience working in public education. This is completely unacceptable given the Department she has just been confirmed to oversee.
“Her confirmation puts our students at risk. Without a public education, I would not be where I am today, sitting as a Member of the United States Congress.
“The Trump Administration is stripping this country and our youth of the opportunities that give them a stronger, brighter future. Secretary DeVos has demonstrated that she lacks the experience and compassion to run the Department of Education, and putting students’ interests first is not on her agenda. We need someone who puts students first – not Trump first. We cannot afford her vision for education and it will take each of our efforts, working together in unity to ensure that Secretary DeVos does not take away critical funding from the children that need it the most.”
