“I regret that language and take responsibility for it,” Tanden, a frequent cable news guest over the past several years, said in a line she added to the prepared opening statement released to the media ahead of the hearing. “Over the last few years, it’s been part of my role to be an impassioned advocate. I understand, though, that the role of OMB director calls for bipartisan action, as well as a nonpartisan adherence to facts and evidence,” she said, referring to the Office of Management and Budget.
Tanden’s nomination to lead OMB in the fall was greeted with guffaws by Republicans who had been targeted by her barbs for years. A longtime adviser to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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Construction Monthly Metals Index (MMI) picked up by 4.4% this month, as December construction spending rose and the Biden infrastructure plan could serve as a major support beam for metals prices.
Biden’s infrastructure plans
Despite the typically bipartisan support at least in word infrastructure spending typically garners, a major infrastructure bill never came to pass during the Trump administration.
The House passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill in July 2020. However, the bill never advanced further amid opposition in the Senate and from then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
So, what has President Joe Biden said about infrastructure?
As a candidate, he called for the construction of a “modern, sustainable infrastructure” to deliver an “equitable clean energy future.”
voted early. They re sorting some of the early votes behind me.
That early voting ends tomorrow. More than $800 million has been spent by
the four candidates so far, setting all kinds of records for Senate
campaigns. And the secretary of state of Georgia has come down hard on
what s called line warming.
That s when small items, food drink, or a small gift are given to people in
line to vote by political parties. He s trying to make sure that stops
immediately Sandra, back to you.
SMITH: OK, Steve Harrigan live from Atlanta for us, thank you.
President Trump and President Joe Biden both expected to make appearances
bring up the COVID relief checks without the presidential wish list.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell snapped back today and
said the NDAA remains a top priority of the United States Senate, Bret.
BAIER: Again, we ll hear from Senator Sanders here on SPECIAL REPORT in
just a minute. David, thank you.
We re less than one week away now from those two Senate runoff elections
crucial in Georgia in the nearly two months since the presidential
election. We ve seen a record number of dollars and surrogates pouring into
the Peach State where we have team coverage tonight. Fox team coverage