Mon Feb 22, 2021, 06:11 AM

Susan Collins to vote "no" on Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden

Source: Axios

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will not vote to confirm President Biden's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, according to a statement first obtained by Politico.

Why it matters: The moderate Republican was viewed as a possible savior to Tanden's nomination, after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) became the first Democratic senator to oppose one of Biden's nominees last week.

Tanden has faced scrutiny for her social media activity during the Trump presidency, during which she frequently attacked Republicans.

Tanden, who once called Collins "the worst" on Twitter, apologized for her tweets during her confirmation hearings.

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Susan Collins to vote "no" on Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden (Original post)	brooklynite	Feb 22	OP
This message was self-deleted by its author	Celerity	Feb 22	#1
Did Kavanaugh have the 'experience' and temperament'	radius777	Feb 22	#2
Susan Collins still wants to eat lunch at the "cool kids" table.	madaboutharry	Feb 22	#3
Susan is addled. In the QOP it's not considered a thing.	jaxexpat	Feb 22	#16
Susan Collins...	appmanga	Feb 22	#17
Chicken	RayStar	Feb 22	#26
Of course she voted to confirm Richard Grenell who	dsc	Feb 22	#4
I love that Republicans (and Manchin, the elephant in a donkey costume)	NotAPuppet	Feb 22	#5
She's no moderate, we shouldn't even try to reach her, and her liberal interlude was 3 weeks	bucolic_frolic	Feb 22	#6
Do It	OhioTim	Feb 22	#7
Not 2 years.	former9thward	Feb 22	#10
serving until the end of the term is a recess appointment. And Repubs will show up to prevent	Calista241	Feb 22	#20
All true, but rules never seemed to bother TFOTWH*	groundloop	Feb 22	#22
He didn't make a single recess appointment during his entire term. n/t	Calista241	Feb 22	#27
You were expecting Collins to do something principled and courageous?	Paladin	Feb 22	#8
Maybe hoping she would limit her action to "expressing concern"	Grokenstein	Feb 22	#12
Trump's outrageous tweets were fine but hers we not? Gimme a break, snowflakes!	machoneman	Feb 22	#9
So how is it we hve to go back to getting approvals now, didnt the repubs change the rules ? nt	Kashkakat v.2.0	Feb 22	#11
Not for us	TimeToGo	Feb 22	#13
Can we please stop pretending that Collins is a moderate? She opposes abortion, Covid relief,	keopeli	Feb 22	#14
She's technically pro-choice	Polybius	Feb 22	#24
She is NOT a moderate senator, she is an enabler , she put on the bench an	turbinetree	Feb 22	#15
Susan Collins is useless.	Initech	Feb 22	#18
Did you expect anything less from her?	kimbutgar	Feb 22	#19
I guess that means in the future, every damn QOP nominated person must	NCjack	Feb 22	#21
This was entirely expected	Polybius	Feb 22	#23
No doubt the Susan Collins "Concern" meter went into overdrive.	11 Bravo	Feb 22	#25

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Mon Feb 22, 2021, 06:55 AM

radius777 (2,833 posts)

2. Did Kavanaugh have the 'experience' and temperament'

for a lifetime appointment? Was Trump even remotely 'transparent' or 'steady' to hold the most powerful leadership position in the world?

“The Director of OMB is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the federal budget and plays a significant role in any Administration’s fiscal and regulatory agenda. Congress has to be able to trust the OMB director to make countless decisions in an impartial manner, carrying out the letter of the law and congressional intent. Neera Tanden has neither the experience nor the temperament to lead this critical agency. Her past actions have demonstrated exactly the kind of animosity that President Biden has pledged to transcend.

“In addition, Ms. Tanden’s decision to delete more than a thousand tweets in the days before her nomination was announced raises concerns about her commitment to transparency. Should Congress need to review documents or actions taken by OMB, we must have confidence that the Director will be forthcoming.

“The OMB needs steady, experienced, responsive leadership. I will vote against confirming Ms. Tanden.”

— Sen. Susan Collins

What's really going on is white people holding an outspoken woman of color to different standards.

Tanden was 'mean' on Twitter to Bernie people, to Trump people and others - many of whom themselves are known for being 'mean' on Twitter but of course she's the one being taken to task for it.

Susan Collins to vote "no" on Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden

2. Did Kavanaugh have the 'experience' and temperament'

3. Susan Collins still wants to eat lunch at the "cool kids" table.

16. Susan is addled. In the QOP it's not considered a thing.

17. Susan Collins...

26. Chicken

4. Of course she voted to confirm Richard Grenell who

5. I love that Republicans (and Manchin, the elephant in a donkey costume)

6. She's no moderate, we shouldn't even try to reach her, and her liberal interlude was 3 weeks

7. Do It

10. Not 2 years.

20. serving until the end of the term is a recess appointment. And Repubs will show up to prevent

22. All true, but rules never seemed to bother TFOTWH*

27. He didn't make a single recess appointment during his entire term. n/t

8. You were expecting Collins to do something principled and courageous?

12. Maybe hoping she would limit her action to "expressing concern"

9. Trump's outrageous tweets were fine but hers we not? Gimme a break, snowflakes!

11. So how is it we hve to go back to getting approvals now, didnt the repubs change the rules ? nt

13. Not for us

14. Can we please stop pretending that Collins is a moderate? She opposes abortion, Covid relief,

24. She's technically pro-choice

15. She is NOT a moderate senator, she is an enabler , she put on the bench an

18. Susan Collins is useless.

19. Did you expect anything less from her?

21. I guess that means in the future, every damn QOP nominated person must

23. This was entirely expected

25. No doubt the Susan Collins "Concern" meter went into overdrive.