A group of Republican senators are holding up the confirmation of Dilawar Syed, President Joe Bidenâs nominee for deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, because of his involvement with Emgage Action, a Muslim American advocacy group.
The AAPI Victory Fund released a press statement July 21, expressing outrage at the âdelaying tacticsâ of Senate Republicans because of the nomineeâs religion. Several Jewish American organizations also rallied to support Syed, as did Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, who chairs the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
âDilawar Syed is an exemplary public servant with a long history of ensuring that all small businesses have access to the support they needâ regardless of who owns them,â said AAPI Victory Fund chair Shekar Narasimhan in the press statement.
Outpouring of Support for SBA Nominee Dilawar Syed, As Group of Republican Senators Stall Confirmation
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Tech entrepreneur Dilawar Syed, co-chair of the AAPI Victory Fund, was announced March 3 afternoon as President Joe Bidenâs nominee for Deputy Administrator at the Small Business Administration.
If he is confirmed by the Senate, Syed would be the highest-ranking Muslim American in the Biden administration, and the first Pakistani American to serve in a Cabinet role. The president had stated on the campaign trail that he hoped to see Syed serve in his administration.
Syed told
India-West he could not comment on the nomination. But in a public post on his Facebook page, he wrote: âI am deeply humbled, honored, and moved by the presidentâs nomination of me to help lead the Small Business Administration as the Deputy Administrator.â