Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced on Wednesday that they will not be supporting Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Department of Education.
Collins announced first, speaking on the Senate floor.
#BREAKING - @SenatorCollins announces on Senate floor she will NOT support the nomination of Secretary of Education nominee Betsy Devos.
— WCSH 6 (@WCSH6) February 1, 2017
Murkowski chimed in with her opposition shortly after.
BREAKING: Second Republican senator, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, says she cannot support Education nominee Betsy DeVos.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2017
With Collins and Murkowski out, it is increasingly unlikely that DeVos will be confirmed by the Senate if Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is confirmed as Attorney General. DeVos has perhaps been the most divisive of all of Trump's cabinet nominees.
UPDATE: Press Sec. Sean Spicer says that he's "100 percent confident" that DeVos will be the next Secretary of Education.
.@PressSec Sean Spicer on Betsy DeVos: "I have 100% confident she will be the next Secretary of Education." pic.twitter.com/rRckWfHMfA
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 1, 2017