Tanden, 50, had been facing a tough time for the confirmation of her nomination as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) over her past Twitter outbursts against several lawmakers, including those from her own Democratic Party.
Tanden, president of the left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress, would have led a key economic post that oversees the production of the President’s proposed budget for his agenda if she had been confirmed.
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