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The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is throwing its assist behind Julie Su, the deputy Labor secretary, to exchange Labor Secretary Marty Walsh who’s quickly departing the Biden administration – a big public show of assist for an Asian American to affix President Joe Biden’s Cabinet.
“We remain troubled that the Administration has no Secretary-level AANHPI official serving in the Cabinet, the first time we have not had representation at this level since 2000,” CAPAC mentioned in a press release shared with Act Daily News. “President Biden has the opportunity to better realize the ‘most diverse Cabinet in history’ with the elevation of Deputy Secretary Su. CAPAC urges him to seize that opportunity by nominating Julie Su as our next Secretary of Labor.”
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, whose mother and father emigrated from Taiwan, is the one Asian-American lady who’s presently in a Cabinet-level place beneath Biden.
Walsh is predicted to depart the Biden administration quickly, in accordance with two individuals acquainted with the matter, marking the primary Cabinet secretary departure of Biden’s presidency. Walsh has been provided a job heading the National Hockey League Players’ Association, the individuals mentioned. His departure has not been formally introduced.
CAPAC’s endorsement of Su to be the following Labor secretary is a part of a broader effort lately by Asian-American lawmakers to push the Biden White House to nominate extra individuals of Asian backgrounds to high-ranking positions throughout the administration.
Early on within the Biden administration, Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono threatened to vote towards Biden’s nominees who weren’t minorities, as they expressed their displeasure on the lack of Asian Americans within the Cabinet. Duckworth went so far as to say that the White House’s makes an attempt to handle her issues about AAPI illustration had been “insulting.”
“To be told that you have Kamala Harris, we are very proud of her, you don’t need anybody else, is insulting,” Duckworth mentioned, including she had been informed that “multiple times” by the White House.
The White House finally agreed so as to add a senior Asian American and Pacific Islander liaison, and the 2 senators dropped their menace.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington and a member of CAPAC, informed Act Daily News on Wednesday that selecting Su to exchange Walsh would “fill a gaping hole in the lack of AAPIs at the Cabinet secretary level,” and that she had just lately “weighed in personally” on the matter.
“Julie is someone who knows how to navigate the DOL. She will ensure that DOL is doing all it can to support and advance workers wages, rights, and benefits on the job,” Jayapal added.
Source: www.cnn.com