President Joe Biden will nominate Julie Su to be the next labor secretary after a push for greater representation of Asian Americans in his Cabinet, according to reports.
Su, the Senate-confirmed deputy secretary of labor, will replace Marty Walsh, who is leaving Biden's administration to become the next executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association, Politico reported Tuesday.
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Earlier this month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre downplayed the importance of picking an Asian Pacific American for the post.
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"The AAPI community is important, like every other community," she said. "But I can assure you that this is a president that is committed to making sure that communities are being represented in his administration. And he's proven that."