Biden Cabinet Confirmation Live Thread ***hearings, votes, etc.***

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Neera Tanden is not Bruce Reed.

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I supported her nomination purely on "lesser of two evils" grounds. Maybe you shouldn't be an asshole or blame members of your party for COVID outbreaks if you want a job.

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So Neera's budget committee vote is tomorrow. Assuming they don't pull her nomination before then, does Bernie still vote yes? I'm gonna say he will, but I'm much less sure of it than I was before last Friday.

I'd say he's 99% likely to vote yes. Everything he's said has said pointed towards a yes.

She's also much more valued among parts of the base than, say, Tom Vilsack. I don't think Bernie wants another confrontation with more establishment-friendly activists in the party.

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https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1364697997574082568

MEAN TWEETS  AREN'T  DISQUALIFYING  EXCEPT  WHEN  THEY'RE  TARGETING  ME

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Young (OMB) confirmed 61-36:

Damn bro I can't believe they sexismed Neera Tanden out of OMB

[free my dawg]

Young (OMB) confirmed 61-36:

Damn bro I can't believe they sexismed Neera Tanden out of OMB

That failure is old news at this point. I'm not sure I fully agree with it being blocked, but there is nothing wrong with the confirmed nominee, and honestly, you can't expect to spend your online life insulting key votes in the Senate, including the Chairman of the very committee you are appearing before, and then expect to get their votes. In at least some ways, Tanden has no one to blame but herself for not getting the job.

Yes, I believe that's what they call The Joke