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Joe Biden plans to sign dozens of executive orders in his 10 early days in office, with the plan to reverse some of the president’s distinctive policies Donald Trump on immigration and climate change, while taking early action to address the coronavirus crisis, in addition to proposing a major stimulus plan to Congress and having a comprehensive immigration bill.
Biden will inherit a crisis like no other in generations, and plans to open his administration with dozens of executive directives in addition to expansive legislative proposals, in a blitz of 10 days destined to mark a turning point for a nation reeling in the midst of confusion, racial strife, the pandemic that paralyzes the economy and also, aftermath of the assault on the Capitol.
We not only have an economic imperative to act now, we have a moral obligation.
In this pandemic, in America, we cannot let people go hungry. We cannot let people get evicted. We cannot watch nurses and educators lose their jobs.
We must act.
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 16, 2021
The boss Incoming White House Cabinet Officer, Ron Klain, shared Biden’s plans during the early 10 days in the Presidency, in a memorandum to incoming senior staff that was shared with journalists.
Klain described how Biden would sign a series of executive orders, presidential memoranda and directives for cabinet agencies addressing the coronavirus pandemic, the collapsing economy, climate change and race riots. .
“President-elect Biden will take action, not only to reverse the most serious damage from the Trump administration, but also to begin moving our country forward,” wrote Klain.
And added: “While the The political goals of these executive actions are bold, I want to be clear: the legal theory behind them is well founded and represents the restoration of a proper constitutional role for the president. ”
On the opening day, Klain indicated that Biden would sign actions that will overturn the travel ban in several Muslim-majority countries , will join the Paris climate accords, extend limits on student loan payments and moratorium on evictions instituted during the pandemic, and issue a mask mandate to be observed on federal property and for interstate travel.
On Biden’s second day in office, the president will sign executive actions focused on addressing the Covid pandemic – 19, i Including ways to help schools and businesses reopen safely, expand testing, protect workers, and establish clearer public health standards.
The next day, Biden will direct his cabinet to work to toast economic relief to the families most affected by the crisis.
Direct cash payments.
Extended unemployment.
Rent relief.
Food assistance.
Aid to small businesses. Keeping essential frontline workers on the job.
Those are the key elements of my American Rescue Plan.
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 15, 2021
And in the following days , Biden will take steps to promote “fairness and support communities of color,” begin criminal justice reform, expand access to health care and work to reunite separated families at the border.
Klain did not specify in detail what these actions would entail, but the memo follows Biden’s presentation this week of his legislative agenda, which includes a stimulus bill ec onomic for the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic.
Klain admitted that much of Biden’s agenda will need the support of Congress, a perspective that improved after Democrats took control of the Senate earlier this month, but which may still cause delays in the approval of this agenda, while Congress continues to await the impeachment of Donald Trump.
