Education Department secretary nominee Linda McMahon is “an innovator” and the right person to lead President Donald Trump’s transformation of education in the country, Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, told Newsmax on Thursday.

McMahon is scheduled to appear Thursday before a Senate committee for her confirmation hearing.

During an appearance on “Wake Up America,” Owens told co-hosts Sharla McBride and Marc Lotter that McMahon understands the task at hand.

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