Transcript for VP Mike Pence Arrives at Capitol Hill for Tiebreaking Vote in DeVos Nomination

Get a vote with ABC is digital library now reporting here on Capitol Hill just steps away from the countless who rotate as echinacea to the capital. It's right behind me in the entrance where. Vice president mark this will be taken to go inside the capitol to really have a historic moment a tie breaking vote so he's BP right at eight. Senate tiebreaker to de arm on the population boom for secretary of education nominee. That's the duke bought say likely want fiction cabinet pick for president Donald Trump. Bet your boss has really been. Are criticized him protest and rally against Rick. Oh record. You when it comes to education. Immediately that she is not the person to lead the Department of Education to show you what's happening around your right now because we've got. Vote for this that we've got security. Getting ready for a likenesses are right now. As you may build here in our nation's history this is very rear for. See him this tie breaker here in the senate but if the president of the senate. In business partners constitutional duties and we will see that most likely play out today because the boat. At that late right now or vegetables is fifty victim got 48 democratic senators. On two Republican senators who have vowed to vote no gets bad divorce we have we also have picked the RC I should say the other Republican senators. When they didn't say look. She's the person to quote shake things up when it comes the Department of Education class a huge sign it right now that believes we believe that. That's it moments away. Italy Honda heavily ground you've gotten. And the vice president won't this quarter it was Secret Service got capitol police. To they would use them. Quote. Hopefully. Good wants. You and he. Rules we're. Again. Leaves out fifty to fifty. And this won't be that tiebreaker. And expected to be that tiebreaker on what really not for you that there are. GOP senators went from being one of Alaska who say that they believe that it involves not the right. For this job. We take a look right now we can see them aggregate of motorcycles rolling up the barricades are down. And Albert I think a live look you're on ABC news digital has been my best role. Literally. And our. Without. After the market patient. Oh my that's going up right now let's examine. Don't. Backlog limbo there. You deserve it capital. Please right now. And what's that vice president is having a third meeting scheduled what's gonna happen. Do you know. He's definitely expected to me. Awesome that we take in this in your view in the background. On why is it includes helpful as it bosses. Person who McDonald. To be the person. There's scene like this might. You walk into the capital walked up the steps there. Make history at this point. Expect. Expected to greatly that now on the Booth 5050. My friend that he waited some folks who read and admit I'm here on capitol where. It was that. All right so. It's as if that apple now hand. We're background on that the policies this. There philanthropists who had been unknown big money contributor to the GOP. Anything that many critics. Person who. Is. What they that is. Sure the she's not the right person to lead this department of education. And so also here on the senate floor of the capitol. Democrats have been holding what's been called up talk about it not a blockbuster. But let's talk of bond leading up to this vote for the vause with the confirmation vote. Many of them have been sharing stories including senator Elizabeth Ward of Massachusetts. Who during the confirmation hearing ships requests and how someone like the mosque run Department of Education which he appeared to be a familiar with some of the rules. And the walls when it comes to protecting kids with disabilities and testing kids and their progress in the education system. I'm also some of the stories that we're here for like senators Sheldon Whitehouse of or. Tickets criticisms that further question the billionaire collector of its ability to quote do appear jobs that are. Michael Bennet of Colorado called off nomination and insult to schoolchildren and their families better Joseph Donnelly sure multiple. Whole club Indiana booty of letters that he's got and that's another reported that competitors here big hitting letters. Cozy bed defaults would do appreciate. Yesterday actually I'm life here its digital Wear them. Protests took. We've gotten all he real Virginia. In the bathroom holding up big signs that that's if not. With the shop on in the number of democratic senators as well they were right there's you know against her and telling the folks why they were bode its. At you again. Mike been effectively with hype Brecher. But you're in fifth not an hours so we'll see how things shake up probably plea out that talk did not. Not by the Democrats lasted 24. Hours twenty hours straight for the Democrats cheering. They're doing the bout this nomination about this. Cabinet nominees. But there are also Republican senators who backed the Iraq saying what she is the person coming in group responsible in their. Groups who backed off the face. Lincoln insiders should not run the Department of Education she can bring some of those first idea. So we're gonna go inside the offing seek out we're gonna. Live stream throughout the day submissions we would it seems digital for the latest information status but with the ABC news. Reported Capitol Hill.

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