Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn, who was controversially nominated in January to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Education, told the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions that foreign students boost the competitiveness of the American economy.

Schwinn mostly avoided controversy in the Thursday hearing , which also included three other of the Trump administration’s nominations, but was pressed by U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) to elucidate her stance on foreign students at American colleges and universities.

He questioned, “Ms. Schwinn, I just wanted to ask you, do you see value in having foreign students study at U.S. colleges and universities?”

Schwinn (pictured above) replied, “I appreciate the question, I think there is value in stude

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