Mr. Liddell was speaking on the “Transition Lab” podcast from the Partnership for Public Service.
Mr. Liddell said it’s an unusual situation to have the outgoing administration in charge of the transition to the incoming one.
“That relies to some extent on goodwill,” he said. “And if that goodwill is absent, it’s hard to actually make it happen.”
He complimented Yohannes Abraham and Jeff Zients, two top officials on the Biden transition team, for their professionalism.
Mr. Biden‘s team likewise complimented some of the career civil servants for their help, but said holdouts in the Defense Department, Office of Management and Budget, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative hampered their team during the transition period.
Budget 2021 will be delivered on Thursday 20 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced today. “My focus continues to be on making sure spending is targeted at the areas and people that need it the most. “We will manage the books carefully including ensuring we are getting value for money .
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Analysis: Biden s plea for unity aside, White House girds for fights
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President Joe Biden signs an executive order on COVID-19 in the White House, on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Joe Biden is seeking to wipe away Donald Trump s fingerprints from U.S. policy, but his predecessor left lasting partisan divisions in Washington that pose a risk to getting the new president s agenda through Congress.
While Biden pleaded for unity in his inaugural address the most elusive of all things in a democracy, he allowed his top policy priorities including coronavirus relief were already running into headwinds.
Several GOP senators, led by Mitt Romney of Utah, expressed misgivings about his $1.9 trillion plan for addressing the pandemic s damage to the economy. Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who voted for Trump s impeachment last week, faulted Biden s first-day flurry of executive actions. More Republicans dismissed his proposed immigration overhaul as an amnesty fo
Bidenâs Plea for Unity Forgotten as White House Girds for Fights
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January 21, 2021
(Bloomberg) Joe Biden is seeking to wipe away Donald Trumpâs fingerprints from U.S. policy, but his predecessor left lasting partisan divisions in Washington that pose a risk to getting the new presidentâs agenda through Congress.
While Biden pleaded for unity in his inaugural address âthe most elusive of all things in a democracy,â he allowed his top policy priorities including coronavirus relief were already running into headwinds.
Several GOP senators led by Mitt Romney of Utah expressed misgivings about his $1.9 trillion plan for addressing the pandemicâs damage to the economy. Representative Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who voted for Trumpâs impeachment last week, faulted Bidenâs first-day flurry of executive actions. More Republicans dismissed his proposed immigration overhaul as an âamnestyâ for people who unlawfully entered th