Joe Manchin

Democrat Senator Joe Manchin announced his plan to oppose Neera Tanden’s confirmation to OMB. Manchin’s decision means that Tanden will have to flip at least one Republican to vote to confirm her, an extremely unlikely feat.

Sen. Manchin released the following statement about his decision to oppose Tanden’s confirmation:

“I have carefully reviewed Neera Tanden’s public statements and tweets that were personally directed towards my colleagues on both sides of the aisle from Senator Sanders to Senator McConnell and others. I believe her overtly partisan statements will have a toxic and detrimental impact on the important working relationship between members of Congress and the next director of the Office of Management and Budget. For this reason, I cannot support her nomination. As I have said before, we must take meaningful steps to end the political division and dysfunction that pervades our politics. At a time of grave crisis, it is more important than ever that we chart a new bipartisan course that helps address the many serious challenges facing our nation.”