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Biden Prepares to Sign Executive Orders on Day One to Revers Trump Policies

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— 2 min read

President-elect Joe Biden will sign executive orders on his first day in office to address the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, and climate change. As part of his 10-day plan to reverse Trump's policies, Biden will require masks on federal grounds, extend moratoriums on evictions and student loan payments, and revive a global health unit in the National Security Council. His relief plan, facing challenges in Congress, aims to provide emergency measures to help Americans navigate the pandemic.

Key Takeaways:

  • Biden plans to sign 15 executive actions on his first day, including measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, and climate change.
  • The executive actions will require masks on all federal grounds, extend moratoriums on evictions and student loan payments, and revive a global health unit in the National Security Council.
  • Biden's relief plan aims to provide emergency measures to help Americans navigate the pandemic, including extending a freeze on interest and principal payments for federal student loans until September 30.
  • The plan will also request that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extend a moratorium on evictions to at least March 2022.
  • Biden will also ask three key agencies to extend foreclosure moratoriums for federally backed mortgages through at least March 2022.
  • The incoming administration emphasizes the need for Congress to approve Biden's larger relief package, which would extend unemployment benefits, provide additional stimulus payments, and devote tens of billions of dollars to economic needs.
  • On immigration, Biden will sign an order repealing the ban on travel from several majority-Muslim nations and nullifying the Trump administration's directive that excluded noncitizens from the U.S. census.
  • The order will also call on the Department of Homeland Security to continue an Obama-era initiative protecting "dreamers" from deportation and issuing them work permits.
  • Biden will end the national emergency over the border declared by Trump, which was meant to circumvent Congress for funding his wall.
  • On climate change, Biden plans to sign an order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and rejoining the Paris climate accord.
  • The United States will officially rejoin the climate agreement in 30 days.
  • Biden will also rescind the "1776 Commission" established by the Trump administration, which the incoming administration says tries to erase the racial scars of America's past.

Statistics:

  • Biden has said he wants to move quickly to address the country's big, urgent problems, with the pandemic having killed 400,000 Americans and the economy having shed millions of jobs.
  • Biden's relief plan is expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, with a focus on rental, housing, and food assistance.
  • The incoming administration emphasizes the need for Congress to approve Biden's larger relief package, which would extend unemployment benefits and provide additional stimulus payments.
  • Biden's plan to extend a freeze on interest and principal payments for federal student loans until September 30 will affect millions of Americans.
  • The order to extend a moratorium on evictions to at least March 2022 will help prevent widespread evictions.
  • The Department of Homeland Security will continue an Obama-era initiative protecting "dreamers" from deportation and issuing them work permits.
  • The national emergency over the border declared by Trump is set to end once Biden rescinds it.

Sources:

  • The Washington Post
  • Congressional press releases
  • Biden's relief plan documents

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