Julie Su is poised to become the first Asian American member of Biden's Cabinet, but the former California labor chief has faced criticism in her home state.
President Biden on Tuesday nominated Julie Su to be his next Labor secretary, setting up the Californian to become the first Asian American he has appointed to run a Cabinet-level department.
Before joining Biden’s Labor Department, Su served as secretary of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency. In that role, she oversaw, which is responsible for doling out unemployment benefits but struggled to manage a backlog of claims and to combat widespread fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s appalling that President Biden would even consider Julie Su, who oversaw this whole mess, to be his next secretary of Labor,” Kiley said. “I can’t think of anyone who’s less qualified for that position, given what happened to California on her watch.” The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and other Asian American and Pacific Islander advocates had pressured Biden to name Su to the role. Biden at present is the first president in more than 20 years to not have an Asian American in a Cabinet secretary-level position. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai are of AAPI descent but do not lead a Cabinet executive department.
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