The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Shalanda Young as the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Young, who was previously a staffer on Capitol Hill, enjoyed bipartisan support in her nomination, and 11 Republicans voted Monday evening in favor of a procedural motion to advance her nomination. Young will make history as the first black woman to hold the role. She was confirmed in a 61-36 vote.
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Young has served as the acting OMB director for the last year. She was previously the deputy director of the OMB. Biden’s original nominee for the top job, Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress, withdrew her nomination over controversial tweets.
One of the Republicans who supported Young’s nomination, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, wrote in a tweet that she “knows the process inside-out and has demonstrated her ability to work with both sides to get the job done.”
I’m pleased to support Shalanda Young as the next OMB Director. Since February 2021, I have supported her for this position. A former Appropriations Cmte Staff Director, she knows the process inside-out and has demonstrated her ability to work with both sides to get the job done.
— Richard Shelby (@SenShelby) March 15, 2022
In a tweet, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote that Young has “already led OMB in securing billions in disaster relief and working with us to pass the infrastructure law.”
This week—we’ll confirm Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management & Budget
As Acting Director—she’s already led OMB in securing billions in disaster relief and working with us to pass the infrastructure law
She’ll make history as the 1st Black woman confirmed to the role!
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 15, 2022
In a statement last week, Young praised the recent omnibus bill as “proof that both parties can come together to deliver for the American people and advance critical national priorities.”
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Earlier Tuesday, Young was in attendance when President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the recent omnibus bill passed by Congress, into law.
