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Neera Tanden Withdraws As Nominee For Office Of Management And Budget

The former head of the Center for American Progress was criticized for tweets disparaging some lawmakers. President Biden said in a statement he accepted Tanden's request.
Neera Tanden testified during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10.

Updated at 7:11 p.m. ET

Neera Tanden, President Biden's controversial nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, has withdrawn her nomination. Biden said in a statement Tuesday he had accepted her request.

"I have the utmost respect for her record

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