“I’m working with President Biden to find the extra votes so she can succeed,” he told reporters during a news conference in New York, citing Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who said last week that he was not in favor of Teeth will not vote. “I think she would be a very good OMB leader,” Schumer added.
Biden said he has no plans to pull Tanden’s nomination and that he believes they will find the votes to get her confirmed.
She has so far met with 35 senators on both sides of the aisle, a source involved in the confirmation process told CNN on Saturday. “The outreach, which began moments after she was named, continues next week,” the source said. She is expected to continue her outreach to lawmakers this week.
Schumer has a narrow majority in a 50-50 Senate and Vice President Kamala Harris can cast votes in the chamber, but without Manchin’s support, Democrats would not have the votes on their own.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Friday that Tanden is a competent policy expert who will be an excellent budget director. “