U.S. Senate set to vote on Cardona confirmation as education secretary this afternoon

Cardona confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education by 64-33 Senate vote
Cardona confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education by 64-33 Senate vote
Education secretary nominee Miguel Cardona during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
March 01, 2021 03:36PM
By Michael Gagne, Record-Journal staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meriden resident Miguel Cardona is set to become the nation’s next Secretary of Education, following a 64 to 33 vote in the U.S. Senate Monday.
Democratric senators Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, both of whom cast votes in the affirmative, spoke in support of Cardona’s confirmation prior to the roll call tally. 

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