Neera Tanden apologizes for GOP Twitter attacks, pledges to be bipartisan as WH budget chief

[DonViejo]

Neera Tanden apologizes for GOP Twitter attacks, pledges to be bipartisan as White House budget chief

Courtney Subramanian
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, apologized Tuesday for her Twitter feuds with Republicans and pledged her role as an "impassioned advocate" would change if confirmed as White House budget chief.

"Over the last few years, it's been part of my role to be an impassioned advocate," Tanden, who leads a left-leaning think tank, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in her first confirmation hearing. “I know there have been some concerns about some of my past language on social media, and I regret that language and take responsibility for it."

Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, is considered one of Biden's most contentious Cabinet picks despite her extensive experience in government. She's caught heat for Twitter broadsides directed at Republicans over the last few years, particularly against senators who she'll have to face during her confirmation.

Tanden did not specify which comments she was referring to but said she understood that the role of "OMB Director calls for bipartisan action, as well as nonpartisan adherence to facts and evidence."

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[SheltieLover]

1. Shouldn't have apologized, imo.

Nothing she said could comp close to equaling their traitorous venom.

[soothsayer]

2. Exactly. It was all spot on too.

[dalton99a]

3. No Democrat should apologize for anything ever

after four years of Trump

[TwilightZone]

4. Not entirely necessary, but politically astute.

If it assists her in getting confirmed, I'm fine with it. It's a good example of how we differ from the GOP.

[Bettie]

5. Again, remember who Agent Orange had in posts

oh, wait, I forget that right wingers are awfully dainty about things said about them.