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Neera Tanden
| Neera Tanden | |
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| Organization: | Joe Biden presidential administration |
| Role: | Domestic policy advisor |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Education: | • University of California, Los Angeles • Yale Law School |
Neera Tanden was the domestic policy advisor for the Biden administration from 2023 to 2025. She began working in this role on May 26, 2023, replacing Susan Rice.[1]
Tanden was Biden's first nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget. On March 2, 2021, Tanden withdrew her name from consideration.[2] Click here to learn more about her confirmation process.
Tanden was appointed a senior advisor to President Joe Biden (D) in May 2021, and was appointed White House staff secretary on October 22, 2021. She succeeded Jessica Hertz in the role.[3][4] Tanden left this role in 2023, and was replaced by Stef Feldman.[1]
She previously worked as the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress.[5]
Biography
Tanden graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Yale Law School. She worked in the Clinton administration as an associate director for domestic policy and a senior policy adviser to then-First Lady Hillary Clinton. She also was a legislative director in Hillary Clinton's Senate office and worked on her senatorial campaign.[5][6]
Tanden worked for both the 2008 Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns. She served in the Obama administration as a senior adviser for health reform at the Department of Health and Human Services.[6]
Following her time in government service, Tanden became the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress and the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.[6]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Tanden's academic, professional, and political career:[7]
- 2023-2025: Domestic policy advisor, Joe Biden presidential administration
- 2021-2023: Staff secretary, Joe Biden presidential administration
- 2011-2021: President, Center for American Progress
- 2009: Senior advisor to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
- 2008:
- Policy director, Hillary Clinton presidential campaign
- Domestic policy director, Barack Obama presidential campaign
- 2003-2005: Legislative director, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.)
- 1996: Bill Clinton presidential re-election campaign
- 1996: Received J.D. from Yale Law School
- 1992: Graduated from University of California, Los Angeles
Nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget
- See also: Joe Biden presidential transition and Confirmation process for Neera Tanden for director of the Office of Management and Budget
The Biden Transition announced on November 30, 2020, that Tanden was his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget.[5]
Politico reported on her potential for confirmation, "A prolific Twitter user and swaggering political combatant, [Tanden] represents the first real test of Biden’s sway among Republicans."[8]
Tanden said during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, "If I am privileged to serve as Director, I would ensure that OMB uses every tool at its disposal to efficiently and effectively deliver for working Americans, small businesses, and struggling communities. I would vigorously enforce my ironclad belief that our government should serve all Americans—regardless of party—in every corner of the country. I would ensure that our budgets reflect the values of a nation built on hard work, human dignity, common purpose, and boundless possibility."[9]
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held Tanden's confirmation hearing on February 9, 2021. The Senate Budget Committee held a second confirmation hearing on February 10, 2021. Committee votes on Tanden's nomination were delayed following opposition to her selection.
Opposition to Tanden's nomination
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) said on February 19, 2021, that he would vote against confirming Tanden. “I believe her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members of Congress and the next director,” he said. As a result, Tanden will need at least one Republican vote to be confirmed.[10]
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah)—three of the four Republicans to vote for every Biden nominee at that point—also said they would oppose Tanden's confirmation.[11]
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on February 22, 2021, "Neera Tanden is an accomplished policy expert who would be an excellent budget director, and we look forward to the committee votes this week and to continuing to work toward her confirmation through engagement with both parties."[12]
CNN reported that White House officials were lobbying senators for support and discussing potential alternative candidates for the position.[11]
On February 24, 2021, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Budget Committee postponed planned votes on Tanden's nomination.[13] When asked about the postponement, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, “It didn't look like she had the votes.”[14]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 White House, "President Biden Announces Key White House Personnel," May 5, 2023
- ↑ CNN.com, "White House pulls Tanden nomination," March 2, 2021
- ↑ The New York Times, "Biden Names Neera Tanden as White House Staff Secretary," October 22, 2021
- ↑ NBC News, "Neera Tanden, Biden's former budget chief pick, to join White House as senior adviser," May 14, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Biden-Harris Transition, "President-elect Biden Announces Key Members of Economic Team," November 30, 2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Center for American Progress, "Neerea Tanden," accessed December 1, 2020
- ↑ American Bazaar, "Neera Tanden," December 26, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "Biden's economic team gets mixed reviews from Senate Republicans," November 30, 2020
- ↑ CNN, "OMB nominee Neera Tanden's opening statement," February 9, 2021
- ↑ The Hill, "Manchin to oppose Biden's pick of Neera Tanden," February 19, 2021
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CNN, "Tanden's OMB confirmation on brink of collapse after four GOP senators say they won't support her nomination," February 22, 2021
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Two Swing Republicans to Oppose Neera Tanden to Lead Budget Office," February 22, 2021
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Neera Tanden committee votes delayed as alternatives to lead White House budget office surface," February 24, 2021
- ↑ Roll Call, "Tanden nomination seemingly at dead end after votes scrapped," February 24, 2021
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