With the days counting down to the showdown between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl, Sen. Elizabeth Warren upped the ante when she jokingly offered to wager the vote on education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos on the game’s outcome.
The back and forth between Warren and Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia came during a break of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee Tuesday.
“I guess we should talk about the Super Bowl, since we’re in recess,” Democrat Al Franken of Minnesota said. “Good luck Johnny.”
Isakson said he’d won some “outstanding” cheese from Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson following the Falcons win over the Green Bay Packers.