PoliticsSenators battle White House over lack of Asian cabinet members
Duckworth and Hirono call for greater representation amid spate of hate crimes
Sen. Tammy Duckworth has advocated for greater Asian American and Pacific Islander representation at the top levels of government. © Reuters
TATSUYA GOTO, Nikkei staff writer
NEW YORK -- The White House has avoided a potential rift in the Senate after two Democrats clashed with the Biden administration over a lack of Asian American representation among cabinet secretaries, exposing the party's tenuous grip on power in an evenly divided chamber.