. According to CNN, Murray pulled a question regarding special education form a fact sheet by the National Coalition on Personnel Shortage in Special Education.

A spokesperson for Murray, Eli Zupnick, stated that the question should have been properly cited while explaining that the staff pulled ideas for questions from various sources.

“Senator Murray and Committee staff work closely with constituents and education advocates to make sure that the people she represents have a voice in this process and have their questions and concerns addressed by the nominees,” Zupnick writes. “As questions and ideas from advocates and education groups were pulled in by staff for the written questions for the record, a number of lines were included in the final product that did not include proper citation to their original source.”