Pelosi, Top Democrats Lobby Biden on Tanden Replacement
- Top appropriations staffer Young seen as strong contender
- Neera Tanden withdrew herself from consideration Tuesday
Shalanda Young
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Top House Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi are lobbying President Joe Biden to promote Shalanda Young, his pick for deputy budget director, to the agency’s top job after Neera Tanden withdrew her nomination.
Pelosi, as well as Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Whip Jim Clyburn, spoke with the White House Tuesday night to vouch for Young’s ability to lead the Office of Management and Budget, according to two people familiar with the matter.