Doug Ross, a former senior official in Bill Clinton's administration, touted President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, on Wednesday.
Ross, a former Democratic state senator from Michigan who also ran for governor, served as the assistant secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1995. He sat down with Detroit's WJR for a radio interview to discuss Trump's pick of DeVos to head the Education Department. DeVos is an education activist from Michigan who is known for her backing of school choice.
"She clearly cares about children and their education, and all children. And most interestingly for me, she has a real passion to make sure we deal with the issues facing poor children, regardless of race," the former Clinton official said.
Ross then discussed how knowledgeable DeVos is of the relevant policy issues.
"So she's both committed to children and their education, and she's knowledgeable and philosophically very consistent," Ross said.
He ended the conversation by saying his bottom line is that DeVos "is a person who can do the job as secretary of Education."
DeVos will need Senate approval to serve in Trump's Cabinet when the president-elect takes office.
