04-17-2020, 01:14 PM
He revealed that there are discussions about elevating certain White House offices to Cabinet-level positions, like the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the global health security pandemic office and a separate climate change focus, according to the pool report.
Biden had already committed to selecting a woman as his VP running mate, appointing a black woman to the Supreme Court if he's elected and has the opportunity, and selecting a diverse and highly qualified cabinet.
Earlier this month he also acknowledged that age is a consideration for him when it comes to staffing. "There's an enormous number of really qualified people, and one of the ways to deal with age is to build a bench ... to build a bench of younger, really qualified people."
Ref: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/polit...index.html
Biden had already committed to selecting a woman as his VP running mate, appointing a black woman to the Supreme Court if he's elected and has the opportunity, and selecting a diverse and highly qualified cabinet.
Earlier this month he also acknowledged that age is a consideration for him when it comes to staffing. "There's an enormous number of really qualified people, and one of the ways to deal with age is to build a bench ... to build a bench of younger, really qualified people."
Ref: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/polit...index.html