We also are continuing to see increased small business failures." "We have 10 million more people unemployed than we did a year ago. "The economy is still deeply challenged," she said. She would also play a large role in crafting administration budget proposals and in overseeing federal regulations.ĭuring the hearing, Tanden pushed for the president's $1.9 trillion economic relief package. Tanden would be the first woman of color to lead the budget office, as Biden strives to create the most diverse Cabinet in history. President Biden Takes Office Biden Pledged Historic Cabinet Diversity. But with Democrats now controlling the chamber, the GOP has little power to block Tanden's confirmation. Republicans' complaints would carry more weight if they still held the majority in the Senate. "I'm sorry for any hurt that they've caused." "For those concerned about my rhetoric and my language, I'm sorry," Tanden said. Tanden said she regretted the tone of some of her tweets, and noted that she had deleted many of them. "How do you plan to mend fences and build relationships with members of Congress you have attacked through your public statements?" You called leader McConnell 'Moscow Mitch' and 'Voldemort,' " complained Sen. That vampires have more heart than Ted Cruz. "You wrote that Susan Collins is, quote, 'the worst.' That Tom Cotton is a fraud. Tanden acknowledged that her partisan advocacy as CEO of the Center for American Progress had sometimes strayed into personal attacks on senators, especially on Twitter - a fact that Senate Republicans were quick to highlight. Politics Why Biden Budget Pick Neera Tanden Already Faces Republican Opposition "I know it's on me to demonstrate to this committee and to Republican members and Democratic members I can work with anyone."
"I do think the last several years have been very polarizing and I apologize for my language that has contributed to that," Tanden told members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. She also promised to work in a bipartisan manner if she's confirmed. So at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Tanden was contrite, apologizing for her remarks. Neera Tanden instantly became one of President Biden's most polarizing Cabinet nominees when she was selected to head the Office of Management and Budget because of sharp-elbowed comments she had made about Republicans while running a left-leaning think tank. Tanden apologized for past insults to Republicans. Neera Tanden, President Biden's nominee for director of the Office and Management and Budget, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
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