‘We Haven’t Heard Anything’: Asian American Lawmakers Think Biden Is Ignoring Their Caucus

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus requested a meeting with the president after the debate, but its chair says they haven’t heard back.

Joe Biden greets Judy Chu at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th annual gala.
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu said she wants more engagement from President Joe Biden. Alex Brandon/AP

Some Asian American lawmakers feel they’ve been overlooked in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s debate — and they worry it means the president is overlooking the key constituency they’re a part of, too.

“We want a meeting with the president,” Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu told NOTUS. “He’s already done it with [the Congressional Black Caucus] and is arranging stuff with others, but we haven’t heard anything about us, and we are part of the tri-caucus.”

“What I want ultimately is for Biden to take seriously the fact that [Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders] were the margin of victory in Georgia and Nevada in 2020,” Chu added.