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First, the controversial tweets. @senrobportman reads out past tweets:
"You wrote Susan Collins is 'the worst.'"
"Vampires have more heart than Ted Cruz."
Leader Mitch McConnell is "Voldemort"
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.@neeratanden's confirmation hearings to lead Office of Management & Budget begin today before Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. (Tomorrow she'll go before Budget).
Tanden would be 1st woman of color & 1st South Asian American to hold position.
Updates in the 
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@neeratanden, who apologized for her past language in her opening statement, reiterates saying: "I deeply regret and apologize for my language.... and I recognize this is a bipartisan role and I know I have to earn the trust of senators across the board."Show this thread -
Portman pressed her on deleting 1,000 tweets in November. Tanden: "I deleted the tweets because I regretted my tone... I'm sorry for any hurt that they've caused."
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Back to tweets, w/ further q's fr
@SenatorLankford. "@POTUS talks about tone, you walk into this w/ a very different tone than what@POTUS says he's looking for" Tanden: "The last several years have been very polarizing & I apologize for my language that has contributed to that"Show this thread -
OK I'm back (sorry!! these hearings are long and meetings must take place!) On the $1.9T stimulus proposed by
@POTUS Tanden: Says it's important to have transparency around how the funds are used ("The taxpayer right to know is a critical piece of work")Show this thread -
Discussing now the importance of targeting further stimulus payments to limit spending to those who need it. "We learned that the direct payments did insulate a lot of suffering and it is sometimes hard to target our resources to the families who are struggling," Tanden said.
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