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    Controversial Cabinet Nominee Neera Tanden Apologizes For Past Insults To Republicans

    President Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget apologized for previously insulting GOP senators and promised to work in a bipartisan manner if confirmed.
    by Scott Horsley Feb 09, 2021 2 minutes
    Neera Tanden, President Biden's nominee for director of the Office and Management and Budget, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Tanden apologized for past insults to Republicans. (Photo by Ting Shen-Pool/Getty Images)

    It was an apology tour of sorts.

    Neera Tanden instantly became one of President Biden's most polarizing cabinet nominees when she was selected to head the Office of Management and Budget because of sharp-elbowed comments she had made about Republicans while running a left-leaning think tank.

    So at her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Tanden was contrite, apologizing for her

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