Biden transition: Democrat's challenge is to build a Cabinet that meets his goals
13 Dec, 2020 07:43 PM
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President-elect Joe Biden, right, listens to Representative Marcia Fudge, left, his choice to be housing and urban development secretary. Photo / AP
President-elect Joe Biden, right, listens to Representative Marcia Fudge, left, his choice to be housing and urban development secretary. Photo / AP
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By: Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro
Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden's victory last month, Cabinet hopeful Marcia Fudge pointedly noted that black people are often typecast into positions such as housing secretary.
On Saturday, Biden announced that Fudge, a prominent black congresswoman from Ohio, was his nominee for that very role.