Daines votes a disgrace

Editor

Twice in one day, Sen. Steve Daines has disgraced Montana.

“School choice” does not help the budget of public schools in our cities and towns, and it offers nothing whatsoever for public education in our rural areas, where there will never be charter schools to offer “choice.” But Daines chose to back a major campaign contributor over the best interests of our citizens when he voted for Betsy DeVos.

Later the same day, he played toady to authoritarian party powers, helping to silence open, honest debate, with the party-line vote to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Her “...