{"id":167670,"date":"2021-02-24T09:50:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=167670"},"modified":"2021-02-24T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:59:00","slug":"biden-cabinet-pick-in-doubt-after-senate-committees-postpone-hearings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cabinet-pick-in-doubt-after-senate-committees-postpone-hearings\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Cabinet Pick In Doubt After Senate Committees Postpone Hearings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-cabinet-pick-in-doubt-after-senate-committees-postpone-hearings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=167670&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Neera-Tanden-4.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Two Senate committees have postponed Wednesday hearings with Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).<\/p>\n<p>The postponements are the latest sign that Tanden\u2019s nomination is in trouble after a number of moderate senators on both sides of the aisle have announced opposition to her confirmation. The White House has continued to back Tanden to lead OMB despite the increasingly long odds that the Senate will confirm her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are postponing the business meeting because members are asking for more time to consider the nominee,\u201d a Senate Homeland Security Committee aide told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/neera-tanden-omb-hearing-postponed-bb36615a-e448-46a0-92b8-dffd27b73a3e.html\">Axios<\/a> on Wednesday morning. \u201cThe president deserves to have a team in place that he wants, and we\u2019re going to work with our members to figure out the best path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Budget Committee has also postponed a hearing with the nominee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-budget-office-nominee-tanden-to-face-committee-votes-amid-opposition-11614168007?mod=hp_lead_pos3\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated Biden\u2019s support of Tanden on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeera Tanden is a leading policy expert who brings critical qualifications to the table during the this time of unprecedented crisis,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cShe also has important perspective and values, understanding firsthand the powerful difference policy can make in the lives of those going through hard times. She has a broad spectrum of support ranging from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to labor unions, and has a strong record of working with both parties that we expect to grow in President Biden\u2019s cabinet as the first South Asian woman to lead OMB.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tanden\u2019s nomination fell into trouble on Friday after Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/manchin-key-senate-dem-vote-to-oppose-biden-nominee-neera-tanden-for-overly-partisan-statements\">Joe Manchin<\/a> (D-WV) announced that he would not be backing her nomination to lead the OMB. With a 50-50 split the Senate, Democrats have no votes to spare without needing to secure the help of a moderate Republican. No Republicans have publicly voiced support for Tanden, while several moderates have said they intend to vote against her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have carefully reviewed Nerra Tanden\u2019s public statements and tweets that were personally directed towards my colleagues on both sides of the aisle from Senator Sanders to Senator McConnell and others. I believe her overly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members of Congress and the next director of the Office of Management and Budget,\u201d Manchin said in a statement. \u201cFor this reason, I cannot support her nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I have said before, we must take meaningful steps to end the political division and dysfunction that pervades our politics,\u201d he added. \u201cAt a time of grave crisis, it is more important than ever that we chart a new bipartisan course that helps address the many serious challenges our nation is facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin has taken heat from fellow Democrats over his opposition to Tanden. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fellow-democrats-suggest-sen-joe-manchin-is-racist-sexist-for-opposing-biden-pick-neera-tanden\">Grace Meng<\/a> (D-NY) insinuated that Manchin\u2019s opposition is based in sexism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can disagree with her tweets, but in the past, Trump nominees that they\u2019ve confirmed and supported had much more serious issues and conflicts than just something that was written on Twitter,\u201d Meng said on Monday. \u201cThis is not just about any one nominee like Neera, or whoever else \u2014 it\u2019s just about this pattern that is happening and increasingly hard to ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Senate committees have postponed Wednesday hearings with Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden\u2019s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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