Romney and Collins will oppose Biden's OMB nominee Neera Tanden - New York Post

Mitt Romney and Susan Collins will oppose Neera Tanden’s nomination as budget chief — dealing a crushing blow to any hope Democrats had left of her confirmation.

In separate statements released Monday, both Collins (R-Me.) and Romney (R-Ut.) cited Tanden’s harsh rhetoric towards lawmakers, including Collins, on both sides of the aisle behind their reasoning for why she shouldn’t be confirmed to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

The two moderate Republicans were viewed as the most likely to consider supporting Tanden’s nomination, which will now require GOP support after Sen.

The longtime Clinton ally has an extremely rocky history with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has not said how he will vote on her nomination

After posts targeting lawmakers whose vote she would need for confirmation resurfaced in November, the vocal Democrat deleted over 1,000 tweets

Reached by The Post for comment following Romney and Collin’s announcements, a spokeswoman said their support for Tanden “still stands.”

When asked Friday about Tanden, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said “Neera Tanden is an accomplished policy expert who would be an excellent Budget Director and we look forward to the committee votes next week and to continuing to work toward her confirmation through engagement with both parties.”