Neera Tanden saw both of her Senate committee votes postponed this morning, the latest sign that her nomination to become director of the White House budget office is on the brink of collapse.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sent out a notice today saying that the committee vote on Tanden’s nomination to become director of the Office of Management and Budget would be delayed. The Budget Committee's scheduled vote on Tanden is also being delayed, according to a Senate aide.
Signs of trouble for Tanden began late last week, when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said that he would oppose her nomination, citing her previous tweets criticizing senators in both parties. Manchin’s opposition means that Tanden would need at least one Republican to support her in order for her to be confirmed.
But as public opposition grew this week from moderates like Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tanden’s nomination neared an implosion. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), another moderate Republican, has not yet said whether she’ll support the nominee. Sen. Kysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who sits on the Homeland Security committee, has also not indicated how she’ll vote on Tanden.
The White House so far is showing little sign of accepting defeat and this week insisted that Tanden could still have the votes for confirmation. We take a look at how the White House botched Tanden's nomination
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