Tammy Duckworth says she will no longer vote for any of Biden's straight, white nominees until more Asian-Americans are picked to serve - and slams top Biden staffer for saying: 'Well, you have Kamala'
Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she won't be voting for President
Joe Biden's straight, white nominees any longer, until Asian-Americans are chosen to serve in the upper ranks of his administration like the cabinet.
'President Biden will be the first president in 20 years without a cabinet secretary who's AAPI,' Duckworth told reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill, using the acronym for Asian-American and Pacific-Islander. 'To be told that, well, you have
Kamala Harris, we're very proud of her you don’t need anybody else is insulting,' the
Illinois Democrat added.
Duckworth said she would only be voting for Biden's 'diversity nominees,' which she defined as non-white, as well as members of the LGBTQ community. Later Tuesday, Sen. Mazie Hirono, who's also of Asian descent, said she agreed with Duckworth's stance and would also only vote for 'diversity nominees.'
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