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Biden confronts a budget office broken by Trump
Before Biden can tackle the pandemic, he must first rebuild the federal agency that is the nerve center of the White House.
President Joe Biden speaks during an event on economic crisis on Jan. 22, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Before President Joe Biden can tackle the pandemic, address the economic crisis or fulfill promises on infrastructure and climate change, he must first rebuild the federal agency at the center of it all.
The Office of Management and Budget is the nerve center of the White House, the department through which Biden’s fiscal and regulatory agenda must pass. But after Donald Trump, the workforce is demoralized, particularly after political leaders pushed to test boundaries at Trump’s behest.
Washington University of Michigan law professor Sam Bagenstos is joining the new Biden administration as general counsel of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
UM Law School Dean Mark D. West sent an email notifying faculty and staff of Bagenstos appointment on Wednesday, hours after the President Joe Biden s inauguration.
In his new role, Bagenstos will give legal advice to the director and staff across the largest executive department in the Office of the President whose mission is aiding the administration with policy, budget, management and regulatory priorities.
The position, which does not require Senate confirmation, includes reviewing proposed agency regulations and agency comments on legislation, helping with the drafting of the president s bill signing statements and overseeing the proposed annual budget for the executive branch.
convictions of 141 defendants in hate crimes cases. these are hate crimes involving people targeted because of race as well as people targeted because of religion, sexual orientation, et cetera. it s very, very significant and important problem. sam bagenstos, former principal deputy assistant general for civil rights at the justice department. now at university of michigan law. thank you very much for your time tonight. thank you very much. thanks. at around 5:00 today, 5:00 eastern time, the news gods looked down on us, felt a twinge of pity and said, here, this is for you. that gift is next. thank you. [ male announcer ] this is kevin.
would be almost impossible. well, i think it would be very difficult. so in order to prove a hate crime, the justice department would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that george zimmerman acted because of trayvon martin s race. and the problem with proving that beyond a reasonable doubt in a case like this is there were only two people who were there close enough to really hear what went on. one is dead and the other person doesn t have to testify. so proving what was on his mind is going to have very difficult. from your experience, at the justice department, should people understand the hate crimes law as being more symbolic value or political value than prosecutorial value? are cases brought under those statutes? a lot of cases are brought. it s actually a very significant and important statute. in the years from 2009 to 2012, the justice department got convictions of 141 defendants in hate crimes cases. these are hate crimes involving people targeted because of race a
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