The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday advanced Linda McMahon's nomination for Education secretary out of committee and to a floor vote.

President Donald Trump nominated McMahon, who served as co-chair of his transition team, last year. She previously led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term, and served as chairwoman of the board for America First Policy Institute. She also co-founded World Wrestling Entertainment with her husband, Vince McMahon.

The Senate HELP committee advanced McMahon's nomination in a 12-11 vote along party lines, Politico reported. 

The vote comes after she testified last week in front of the committee, before which she laid out Trump's plans for the department. Trump previously indicated that he would like to eliminate or drastically reduce the Education department, but McMahon promised that Congress would not be left out of decisions on the department’s future.

“If confirmed Ms. McMahon has the tall task of reforming a Department of Education that has lost its purpose," said Senate HELP Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Lousiana. "For the last four years, the department focused on everything but student learning with bureaucracy and red tape standing in the way of student success. We need a strong leader at the department who will get our education system back on track."

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