President Joe Biden announced that he was nominating Shalanda Young to lead the White House budget office and Nani Coloretti to serve as her deputy. If confirmed, Young would be the first Black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
, a Filipino American, would serve as Young’s deputy, making Coloretti one of the highest-ranking Asian Americans in government.
“She has continued to impress me, and congressional leaders as well,” Biden said of Young, who has been acting director for most of the year. Biden turned to Young after his first nominee for budget director, Neera Tanden,Sen.
Young, who previously was staff director for the House Appropriations Committee, also has support from top Democratic leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In Congress, Young oversaw $1.3 trillion in annual appropriations bills, disaster aid and COVID-19-related spending. The head of the Office of Management and Budget is tasked with putting together the president’s annual budget for Congress and overseeing a wide range of logistical and regulatory issues across the federal government.
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