The Senate on Wednesday delayed confirmation votes for a President Joe Biden nominee, signaling party leaders believe there is not enough support to get her approved. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Budget Committee were scheduled to vote Wednesday on Neera Tanden’s nomination to direct the White House Office of Management and Budget. But both committees postponed the hearings that would have included the votes, leaving Tanden’s nomination in limbo. Committee votes are required to send a nominee to the Senate floor to face approval from all 100 senators. Some Republicans have said they won’t vote for Tanden, noting her numerous incendiary statements that had insulted conservatives, including sitting lawmakers. She has called Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) a “fraud” and alleged Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was beholden to Russia. In another case, she wrote in an essay that opposition to abortion became “successful as a political cudgel, …
Senate Reschedules Neera Tanden Confirmation Votes as White House Holds Firm
February 24, 2021
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