President Joe Biden withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden as his budget chief at her request after it appeared she had no way to win Senate confirmation.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is withdrawing the nomination of Neera Tanden as his budget chief at her request, a move that came after more than a week of signs that Tanden would fail to win Senate confirmation. Biden also said that he expected Tanden, who had been up for director of the Office of Management and Budget, to land another «role in my Administration,» but not identify what that might be. Tanden’s withdrawal is the first instance of a Biden Cabinet nominee failing to win Senate approval, or even fail to go to a vote. Tanden, in a letter to Biden, said, «I appreciate how hard you and your team at the White House has worked to win my confirmation.
