Connecticut legislators recommended changes on Monday to Gov. Ned Lamont’s spending proposal for more than $2.8 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding, including using more of the money to help replenish the state’s hard-hit unemployment trust fund and boost funding for the tourism industry and struggling nursing homes.
Shalanda Young. Image: Twitter/@TheHill
A day After Neera Tanden withdrew her name from consideration for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, House Democrats are pushing for Shalanda Young to replace Tanden.
Young, a Loyola University graduate and a former Democratic aide, was President Joe Biden‘s selection for deputy budget director. The move for Young to replace Tanden was endorsed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, and Majority leader Steny Hoyer.
“As longtime Members of the Appropriations Committee, we take great pride in recommending Shalanda Young as Director of the Office of Management and Budget,” the group said in a joint statement. “We have worked closely with her for several years and highly recommend her for her intellect, her deep expertise on the federal budget and her determination to ensure that our budget reflects our values as a nation. Her legislative prowess, extensive knowledge of federal agencies, incisive stra