President Biden on Tuesday urged Senate Democrats to stay united and quickly pass a coronavirus relief bill, as the caucus is trying to navigate some high-profile squabbles.
Tanden s confirmation is on the rocks after Sen. Joe Manchin The controversy about Neera is largely over her social media comments, which could be leveled at virtually all of us, Sen. Tim Kaine
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At her own confirmation hearings, Tanden repeatedly apologized and expressed regrets for tweets that targeted both Republicans and progressive Democrats.
Kaine raised the prospect that Tanden was facing a double standard, given that nominees with similar or worse records had successfully been confirmed despite mean or harsh rhetoric. We faced so many nominees in the past administration that had really intemperate things to say on social media accounts, including about me, Kaine said.