Neera Tanden Apologizes After Comparing GOP Senators To Voldemort And Vampires
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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. Tanden apologized for past insults to Republicans.
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It was an apology tour of sorts.
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.
So at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Tanden was contrite, apologizing for her remarks. She also promised to work in a bipartisan manner if she s confirmed.
It was an apology tour of sorts. Neera Tanden instantly became one of President Biden's most polarizing Cabinet nominees when she was selected to head
It was an apology tour of sorts. Neera Tanden instantly became one of President Biden's most polarizing Cabinet nominees when she was selected to head