Biden’s OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Lacking Confirmation Votes: Bernie Sanders

Neera Tanden, nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9, 2021. Leigh Vogel/Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday that her two confirmation hearings were postponed because she “didn’t look like she had the votes.”

“I think there’s no secret she’s lacking the votes right now and she’s working hard to try to get the votes,” Sanders told reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday, when asked about postponing the vote.