White House Office of Budget and Management director nominee Neera Tanden testifies before the U.S. Senate on Feb. 9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | YouTube/CSPAN
President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the Office of Management and Budget director was grilled during a confirmation hearing Tuesday for calling opponents of the Obamacare contraceptive mandate “extreme” during a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Neera Tanden, who currently heads the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Several lawmakers asked her about her previous tweets disparaging Republicans, many of which have since been deleted.
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Demands Intensify for Security Fence Around Capitol to Come Down
Forty-two House Republicans want Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take down the razor-wire-topped steel barrier surrounding the U.S. Capitol complex and send the troops manning it home as soon as possible.
“We write with concerns about the security measures and enhanced fencing around the U.S. Capitol even though high-profile events like the inauguration are over,” the group said in a Feb. 5 letter to Pelosi.
“In particular, we are concerned with recent reports that the fencing surrounding the Capitol may become permanent. We are willing to have an honest debate about providing Capitol Hill Police (CHP) with the resources they need to be better prepared without turning the Capitol into a permanent fortress.