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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/neera-tanden-white-house/2021/10/22/252c0b70-32cc-11ec-93e2-dba2c2c11851_story.html"Neera Tanden was named the next White House staff secretary on Friday morning, putting her in the nerve center of the building charged with overseeing the paper flow for President Biden, according to a White House official briefed on the move.
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She has been working for Biden since May and will also retain her current title of White House senior adviser, which has allowed her to advise the president on a wide range of issues, the person said.
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The staff secretary, who reports to the chief of staff, traditionally plays the role of both traffic cop and honest broker in the White House, with control over the documents that make it to the president, whether they be briefing books or decision memos laying out the arguments on major decisions.
The White House staff secretary has often served as a steppingstone for other roles in government. Former White House counsel Harriet Miers, Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and former White House chief of staff John D. Podesta, a mentor for Tanden, have all previously held the job.
She is uniquely suited to the role because she is a lawyer, which is important, she is tough, and she will discipline important decision making inside the White House, Podesta said. You have to be able to spot that there is something missing, some perspective that wasnt reflected....(more)
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,980 posts)I love this bird flipping to McConnell's merry band of assholes.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Bush?
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)sheshe2
(83,987 posts)BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)sheshe2
(83,987 posts)Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)I assume that Kavanaugh did that job for George W. As a favor for kavanaugh being part of the Brooks Brother riot that got W into the White House.
It's an important position.
I do not understand the suspicious questions you and others are asking about.
What kind of conspiracy theory is bubbling?
lapucelle
(18,373 posts)Meanwhile, it's the ultimate burn that the Republicans who refused to confirm Neera Tanden got gamed by President Biden.
Budi
(15,325 posts)She is uniquely suited to the role because she is a lawyer, which is important, she is tough, and she will discipline important decision making inside the White House, Podesta said. You have to be able to spot that there is something missing, some perspective that wasnt reflected..
THIS is exactly Neera Tanden's perfect fit.
"The staff secretary, who reports to the chief of staff, traditionally plays the role of both traffic cop and honest broker in the White House, with control over the documents that make it to the president, whether they be briefing books or decision memos laying out the arguments on major decisions."
The WH is fortunate to have the skillset of Ms Tanden. Strong & intelligent women in roles like this are a credit to all around her.
Congrats, to Neera Tanden!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,752 posts)Cha
(297,888 posts)is valuable for Democracy!
And, so do I!
George II
(67,782 posts)Cha
(297,888 posts)wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)Now if only certain moderates weren't blocking a Senate-confirmed position.