ToplineBefore President-elect Joe Biden even formally announced Neera Tanden as his nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget on Monday, several Republicans, commenting on reports of her selection, vowed that she would never make it into the incoming administration’s Cabinet. Neera Tanden, 50, is the daughter of Indian immigrants. If confirmed, she will be the first woman of ... [+] color and first South Asian woman to oversee OMB. echoed Brown’s statement, writing on Twitter: “I agree.”Surprising FactIf confirmed, Tanden would be the first woman of color and the first South Asian woman to oversee OMB. Currently, Republicans have 50 seats secured in the Senate for next year while Democrats have 48.

Source: Forbes November 30, 2020 22:55 UTC