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Facing Low Odds of Confirmation, Neera Tanden Withdraws From Nomination as Bidenâs Budget Chief
The decision to withdraw Tanden s nomination reflected the tenuous hold Biden s Democrats have on the Senate.
Neera Tanden. Photo: Reuters
World03/Mar/2021
Washington: President Joe Biden on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to be his budget director after she ran into stiff opposition over tweets that upset lawmakers, in the first Capitol Hill rebuff of one of his nominees.
“I have accepted Neera Tandenâs request to withdraw her name from nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget,” Biden said in a short statement on Tuesday.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to be his budget director after she ran into stiff opposition over tweets that upset lawmakers, in the first Capitol Hill rebuff of one of his nominees.