President biden
Joe BidenIntercept chief of staff: minimum wage was not “high priority” for Biden in relief from COVID-19 South Carolina Senate adds firing squad as an alternative method of execution Seth Harris, Obama’s former president, to serve as Biden’s labor consultant: MORE report is looking for a new nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after Neera Tanden
Neera TandenMurkowski never told the White House that he would oppose Tanden On The Money: Tanden withdraws nomination as head of Biden’s budget | Relief project tests narrow Democratic majority | Senate confirms Biden’s choices for trade, WH Tanden economist withdraws nomination as head of Biden’s budget MORE withdrew from consideration this week.
Biden will not name a replacement this week, press secretary Jen Psaki
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Here are the names to watch out for as the Biden White House focuses on a new nomination for OMB director.
Shalanda Young
Shalanda Young is Biden’s choice for deputy director of the OMB, making it a natural choice to be promoted to head of the agency, and she has received the biggest buzz from any potential candidate in the 24 hours since Tanden stepped out of consideration.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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Steny Hamilton HoyerHouse’s plans for immigration projects increase uncertainty about Biden’s proposal. (D-Md.) And the Whip of the majority James Clyburn (DS.C.) issued a statement on Wednesday in support of Young for the post, and the Congressional Black Caucus and the New Democratic Coalition also supported it.
Perhaps most importantly, several Republican senators indicated that they would support Young for both the deputy director and the director position, if she were nominated for the latter.
“You will have my support, perhaps for both jobs”, senator. Lindsey Graham
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Young has spent the past 14 years as an employee of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, most recently in the position of team director. Young would be the first black woman to lead the OMB if nominated and confirmed.
Ann O’Leary
Ann O’Leary has been singled out as a possible replacement for Tanden since mid-February, when it appeared that Tanden’s appointment was at risk.
O’Leary is a former adviser to Hillary Clinton
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Some progressive Democrats supported O’Leary in discussions with the White House, and Politico reported in late February that O’Leary expressed in particular his belief that he would be eligible for the job if Tanden’s nomination faltered.
O’Leary told Politico at the time that she was “1,000 percent behind” Tanden as indicated.
Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling served as the head of the National Economic Council (NEC) under former President Clinton and former President Obama, making him the only person to do so for two different presidents.
Sperling worked extensively on economic policy in both administrations. He served as an advisor to the Treasury secretary during the Obama administration before leading the NEC.
His supporters praised Sperling’s experience on Capitol Hill and in budget struggles combined with his time at the Obama White House, arguing that this will help him tackle difficult budget struggles.
But Tanden was a woman of color, and the Biden White House is likely to face pressure to nominate a diverse candidate instead.
Chris Lu, Nani Coloretti or Sonal Shah
With the appointment of Tanden being brushed aside, the Biden government appointed only one Asian American or Pacific Islander individual to a position in the Cabinet, with his choice of Katherine Tai
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The Asian-Pacific-American Caucus Congress and advocacy groups are asking Biden to consider an Asian-American or Pacific Islander to replace Tanden, who would have been the first Indian-American woman to lead the OMB.
Suggested names include Chris Lu, who served as cabinet secretary during the Obama administration; Nani Coloretti, who was Deputy Secretary for Housing and Urban Development during the Obama administration; and Sonal Shah, who founded the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation at the Obama White House and, most recently, served as director of national policy on Pete Buttigieg
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“I hope @JoeBiden and the administration will consider another #AsianAmerican for OMB. This is the moment and it is important for the #AAPI community, ”tweeted Shah on Tuesday.
Supporters noted that Asian Americans are the fastest growing demographic in the United States, making representation in the Biden Office particularly important.
“I think we went to great lengths to nominate Neera … At least having other Asian Americans considered for the role would be useful for the community,” said Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke, president of the American Asian Pacific Institute of Congress Studies. .