Conservatives Release Memo in Opposition to Neera Tanden’s Nomination to Head OMB

The Conservative Action Project, a coalition of conservative groups and leaders, released a memorandum entitled: “Neera Tanden is Unfit to Lead the Office of Management and Budget.”

The coalition hopes to disseminate the memo across social media and other platforms to put pressure on Senators to oppose President Joe Biden nominating Tanden, who has a far-left policy record, including during her tenure as president of the left-wing Center for American Progress.

The memo stated:

Conservatives strongly oppose the confirmation of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

It is critical that the OMB director lead the agency with sound judgment, as well as bipartisan civility. Tanden has shown neither.

A 2018 report found Tanden mishandled the personal details of a sexual harassment allegation at the Center for American Progress, the organization which she led. She is also accused of pushing or hitting a reporter during her tenure as a senior aide to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

As House Budget Committee Republicans recently noted, “it would be the height of irresponsibility to put someone with this documented managerial record in the top leadership role at a major federal agency, responsible for hundreds of civil servants, putting at risk the rights and protections guaranteed to the employers of OMB.”

Tanden also has significant financial ties to Wall Street financiers, Silicon Valley, defense contractors, the health care industry, and foreign governments – all of whom made substantial donations to Center for American Progress under Tanden’s leadership. These companies include, but are not limited to, Facebook, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Bain Capital, Blackstone, Evercore, Walmart, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Northrup Grumman, and Devry Education Group. Such entanglements raise concerns of who would have access and influence to OMB under her watch.

Finally, Tanden has also demonstrated deeply partisan behavior, regularly taking to social media to attack Republican office holders rather than work with them to build coalitions toward public policy goals. She has called Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) “the worst,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) “a fraud,” stated that “vampires have more heart than Ted Cruz,” and called Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) “Moscow Mitch” and “Voldemort.” She has publicly insinuated that Russia helped the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Tanden has also stated that Republican Party’s “capacity for evil knows no bounds.”

Neera Tanden has not demonstrated the judgment, civility, or disposition to lead one of the most important offices of the executive branch. We believe her tenure would be marked by more naked partisanship and influence peddling than fair mindedness and sober diligence toward the well-being of all Americans. We urge Senate Republicans to strongly oppose her confirmation.

The 66 people sign who signed the letter include:

The Honorable Edwin Meese III Attorney General President Ronald Reagan (1985-1988)	Alfred S. Regnery Chairman, Conservative Action Project President, Republic Book Publishers
Tom McClusky President March for Life Action	The Honorable Morton C. Blackwell President The Leadership Institute
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc.	The Honorable David McIntosh President Club for Growth
Scott T. Parkinson VP for Government Affairs Club for Growth	Kelly J. Shackelford, Esq. Chairman, CNP Action, Inc. President and CEO, First Liberty Institute
L. Brent Bozell, III Founder and President Media Research Center	Jenny Beth Martin Chairman Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund
Christopher Malagisi Executive Director of Outreach Hillsdale College	The Honorable Jim DeMint Chairman, Conservative Partnership Institute Member, US Senate (SC 2005-2013)
Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project President & CEO, Conservative Partnership Institute	Rachel Bovard Senior Director of Policy Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI)
Myron Ebell Director, Center for Energy and Environment Competitive Enterprise Institute	William L. Walton President Council for National Policy
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988)	Penny Y. Nance President & CEO Concerned Women for America
Lisa B. Nelson	The Honorable Tony Perkins President Family Research Council
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council	Daniel Schneider Executive Director American Conservative Union
Floyd Brown Chairman Western Center for Journalism	Alan E. Sears Founder Alliance Defending Freedom
The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr. Managing Editor ConservativeHQ.com	Justin Danhof General Counsel National Center for Public Policy Research
Anne Schlafly Cori Chairman Eagle Forum	David N. Bossie President Citizens United
Dr. Richard Lee President and CEO There’s Hope America	The Honorable Gary L. Bauer President American Values
Mike Davis Founder and President Article III Project (A3P)	Nancy Schulze Founder, President RCW Speakers
Kent Glesener President & CEO Paradigm Construction & Engineering, Inc.	Christie Glesener President Shofar International Foundation
Craig Shirley Reagan Biographer Presidential Historian	Steve Berger Founding Pastor Grace Chapel
Don Woodsmall Principal Arromid, LLC	Eaton Hopkins President Liberty Surgical
Seton Motley President Less Government	Gary Marx President The Concord Fund
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.	Twila Brase, RN, PHN President and Co-founder Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom
Jay Mount President MDS Communications Corporation	Chad Connelly President Faith Wins
The Honorable Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus	William W. Pascoe, III Board Member Tea Party Patriots Action
Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation	Jack Park Conservative Activist and Donor Law Offices of Jack Park
Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness	The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State House
Mario Navarro da Costa Director, Washington Bureau Tradition, Family, Property	David Haas President Morrison Inc.
Saulius “Saul” Anuzis President 60 Plus Association	James L. Martin Founder/Chairman 60 Plus Association
Andresen Blom President Hawaiian Values	Amapola Hansberger Founder and President Legal Immigrants for America
Kay R. Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary	Ron Pearson Executive Director Conservative Victory Fund
Joan Holt Lindsey President Lindsey Communications	Paul Gessing President Rio Grande Foundation
Wade Kirby Director of Development GSWA	Dr. Richard Rounsavelle Trustee MRC
Penna Dexter Co-host Point of View Radio	Tim Throckmorton President Lifepointe Ministries
Curt Levey President Committee for Justice	Ashley Baker Director of Public Policy Committee for Justice

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