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Tweeting Problem: Cloud over neera Tanden’s

confirmation as republicans plan to hit back

Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus express concern that there

will be insufficient Asian American representation in top-tier spots: WaPo report

Our Bureau just more proof that Biden and

New York the Democrats will continue to
move further and further to the
f Biden’s Cabinet-lev- Left,” he said.
el picks so far, only one However, a few top Demo-
Ois of Asian American cratic senators also appreciated
descent: Neera Tanden, whose her nomination. Senate Minority
parents immigrated from India. Leader Chuck Schumer, speak-
She was chosen to serve as di- ing on the Senate floor, alleged
rector of the White House Of- that the Republicans are twisting
fice of Management and Bud- themselves into pretzels to ex-
get. When Tanden’s nomination plain their reflexive opposition
was announced, CAPAC’s chair, Neera tanden to these outstanding selections.
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said ic operatives, some Republicans ers, Cornyn said that Tanden “Neera Tanden, who would be
she was thrilled, praising Tanden have signaled that the tweets are “deleted a lot of her previous the first woman of color to ever
as a “strong, experienced lead- a vulnerability for Tanden’s con- tweets in the last couple of weeks run the Office of Management
er” and noting that if confirmed, firmation. which seems pretty juvenile, as if and Budget, is so eminently qual-
she would be the first woman of In the days after the election, people won’t have access to it.” ified that some on the Republi-
color to lead the OMB, a critical Tanden quietly began to delete “I’m a little surprised that he can side—grasping at straws—
agency that helps shape adminis- more than 1,000 tweets from her would do that and not even con- have taken issue with comments
tration priorities. personal account, some of which sult with any Republicans. Some made on twitter criticizing the
But Tanden, who heads the were reviewed by CNN. In one of this can be avoided with a little policy positions of Republicans
Center for American Progress, deleted tweet from December bit of a heads up and consulta- in Congress,” Schumer, a Dem-
a liberal think tank, has already 2017, Tanden said, “The Repub- tion,” Cornyn said. ocrat, said.
been criticized as too partisan lican party is gleefully supporting Tanden, who has 313,400 fol- “Honestly, the hypocrisy is
by several Republican senators, an alleged child molester. And lowers on Twitter, where she is astounding. If Republicans are
according to a report in Wash- everyone who gives money to the quite active, had been very crit- concerned about criticism on
ington Post. and Chu and others RNC is doing the same,” refer- ical of the Republican senators Twitter, their complaints are bet-
worry privately that she will be ring to the GOP’s support of Sen- and President Donald Trump in ter directed at President Trump,
treated as a “sacrificial lamb” ate candidate Roy Moore in the the past. In one of her tweets, who has made a hobby out of
who may not be confirmed. Tan- Alabama special election. Sev- Tanden had referred to Senate denigrating Republican Sena-
den’s nomination will be espe- eral women accused Moore of Majority Leader Mitch McCon- tors on twitter. I fully expect to
cially precarious if Democrats molesting and sexually assaulting nell as “Moscow Mitch.” She is see some crocodile tears spilled
do not win both Senate seats in them when they were teenagers reported to have deleted many on the other side of the aisle
Georgia’s Jan. 5 special election, while Moore was in his 30s, ac- of her tweets that were critical of over the President-elect’s cabi-
leaving Republicans in control of cusations he repeatedly denied. Republican Senators. net nominees. But it will be very
the Senate. In a related development, in- Republican Whip Senator tough to take those crocodile
Meanwhile, CNN reported fluential Senator John Cornyn, John Thune alleged that Tanden tears seriously,” Schumer said.
that Neera Tanden — a former who is also co-chair of the Senate has been pretty partisan in some House Majority Leader
Clinton campaign aide, pres- India Caucus, described Tanden of her previous positions and in Steny H Hoyer said that he has
ident of the left-leaning think as the worst nominee of Biden so many cases with respect to Re- worked closely with Tanden for
tank Center for American Prog- far and said: “I think in light of her publican senators who have to a number of years. “I know that
ress and a prolific Twitter user – combative and insulting comments vote on her potential nomina- she will be a tremendous asset
had repeatedly slammed Repub- about many members of the Sen- tion. Senator Rick Scott from to President-elect Biden as he
lican politicians on her personal ate, mainly on our side of the aisle, Florida alleged that Tanden is a works with Congress to invest
Twitter account. While many of that it creates certainly a prob- big-government, big-spending in a stronger economy for all
her tweets expressed sentiments lematic path to confirmation.” radical liberal who’s a terrible Americans,” the Democratic
common to partisan Democrat- In an interaction with report- choice for OMB Director. “It’s Party leader said.

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