Here's why some senators oppose Obama's education secretary nominee

The nomination of John King to serve as secretary of education advanced out of the Senate education committee Wednesday. King was expected to have smooth sailing in the nomination process after a mostly cordial hearing on Feb. 25. He was approved by a wide margin, with 16 votes in favor; but six senators did vote against King.

One of the senators voting against King was Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. “I had a conversation with him and didn’t care for the answers that I got,” Enzi said. “I didn’t see him solving problems in the department. … I wasn’t convinced he was the right person.”