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    Why Biden Budget Pick Neera Tanden Already Faces Republican Opposition

    Tanden would be the first woman of color to lead the Office of Management and Budget. But Republicans are pushing back on her because of the partisan fights she's waged on Twitter and elsewhere.
    by Tamara Keith Dec 03, 2020 3 minutes
    Neera Tanden would make history as the first woman of color to head the Office of Management and Budget, but she's already faced strong pushback from Senate Republicans.

    Before President-elect Joe Biden had even formally introduced his intended nominee for budget director, the pushback started rolling in.

    Neera Tanden would make history as the first woman of color to head the Office of Management and Budget, but she's also been an outspoken partisan warrior, and that could complicate her confirmation process, especially if Republicans maintain control of the Senate after Georgia's two runoff races in early January.

    Tanden is president and CEO of the prominent left-leaning Center for American Progress, a think tank that

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