Asian Caucus Seeks Obama’s Attention

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Politico has this report on the desire of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus  to have the U.S. president listen to their concerns.

Excerpt:

Even among CAPAC’s Asian members, few have made a name for themselves outside Congress or their home states. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), a Japanese-American who famously lost his right arm while fighting during World War II, is a legend in the Aloha State and wields enormous power as Appropriations Committee chairman. But at 87, he rarely grants media interviews and is a relic of a more collegial era in the Senate.

The same goes for Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), also 87, who’s retiring at the end of this year after 35 years in the House and Senate.

Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Mazie Hirono are also members of the caucus.

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