Biden promises to release campaign diversity data
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Also on Saturday, Biden said he has already prepared an immigration bill, and he reiterated his previous vow to send Congress legislation on his first day as president that would create a“There are things that I had promised before that I’d do on Day 1 that aren’t going to go away,” Biden said at a virtual fundraiser. “We need to deal with immigration. I already have a bill written.
The names of Biden’s staff members were not included in the information released Saturday. Symone Sanders, a campaign senior adviser, is his most visible African American aide. Biden also has a large crew of surrogates of color, but they are not campaign staff members. The figures released by the campaign did not distinguish race beyond whether the officials were white or of color.
He added: “You know, the fact of the matter is, we have a very diverse staff. And we have a diverse staff that goes across the board and high-level and senior positions. So I will make sure we release it to you, and it does include AAPI members as well as a significant number of African Americans, significant number of women and Latinos.
Biden also said that his administration would “look like America.” He has previously vowed to name a woman as vice president and a black woman as his first Supreme Court nominee. In recent weeks, he has been under increasing pressure to name a black woman as his running mate as well.“Look at my staff. I have the most diverse staff of anybody running. I’ve always done that,” Biden told NPR in December. “The administration should look like the American public.
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