US President-elect Joe Biden is set to issue a flurry of executive orders following his inauguration at noon on Wednesday as well as legislation that will quickly begin working its way through Congress on pandemic relief, immigration and much more.
Biden, 78, has vowed to hit the ground running as he aims to tackle a worsening Covid-19 crisis, revive a pandemic-stricken economy and reverse many of his predecessor’s more controversial policies.
A top priority for the 46th US president will be securing congressional approval for his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan to revive the economy and administer 100 million vaccines by his 100th day in office.
Biden has promised on Day One to extend a pause on evictions and foreclosures, as well as federal student loan payments; move to have the US rejoin the World Health Organization and Paris climate accord; overturn a travel ban on those from several Muslim-majority countries; order agencies to begin reuniting families separated at the border; and mandate mask-wearing on federal property.
According to a memo released by incoming chief of staff Ron Klain, the new president will also take quick action on what the Biden administration sees as the four main challenges the United States is facing. “We face four overlapping and compounding crises: the Covid-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equity crisis,” Klain wrote.
“In his first ten days in office, President-elect Biden will take decisive action to address these four crises, prevent other urgent and irreversible harms, and restore America’s place in the world,” Klain added.
Here’s what to expect from his first 100 days at the White House.
— Covid-19 Biden has described America’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout as “a dismal failure thus far” and vowed to “move heaven and earth to get more people vaccinated”. He has set his administration a goal of 100 million shots by the end of his first 100 days as president.
Biden has pledged to have 100 vaccination centres supported by federal emergency management personnel up and running during his first month in the White House. He will also ask Americans to commit to 100 days of mask-wearing from his first day on the job.
The incoming president has said he will use the Defense Production Act to increase vaccine supplies and ensure the pandemic is under control for most public schools to reopen nationwide by his 100th day in office.
— Economic stimulus plan The Democrat’s $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal involves providing $1,400 direct payments to Americans to prop up the virus-hammered economy. Touting his plan, Biden said “the return on these investment in jobs, racial equity will prevent long-term economic damage, and the benefits will far surpass the cost”.
Biden has also pledged to wipe out corporate tax cuts where possible, while doubling the levies US firms pay on foreign profits. Another flagship policy includes hiking the hourly minimum wage to $15, double the current amount.
— WHO, Paris accord and Iran Other Day One pledges include moving to rejoin the World Health Organization and the Paris climate accord, which Trump withdrew from. Biden is also expected to begin the process of rejoining a landmark international agreement designed to curtail Iran’s nuclear programme.
— Climate and the environment Biden has announced executive action on his first day in office to formulate a plan to achieve 100% clean energy economy and net-zero emissions by 2050. He will also enact an executive order “to conserve 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030” in line with other “30% by 2030” pledges made by 50 countries at a One Planet Summit in Paris earlier this month.
— Biden is also expected to reverse President Donald Trump’s rollback of some 100 public health and environmental rules that the Obama administration instituted.
— Immigration Biden’s busy Day One schedule includes the creation of task forces on homelessness and reuniting immigrant parents with children separated at the US-Mexico border. The incoming president has pledged to provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million immigrants who came to the US illegally as children. He has also vowed to overturn the Trump administration’s travel ban on those from several majority-Muslim countries.
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— Discrimination, gun control Biden has vowed to repeal a transgender military ban enacted by his predecessor and restore Obama-era guidance for transgender students in schools, saying this will protect “students’ access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity”.
He has also pledged to create a police oversight commission to combat institutional racism by the end of his first 100 days.
The incoming administration also plans to send bills to Congress seeking to mandate stricter background checks for gun buyers and scrap liability protections for firearm manufacturers.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)
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What do I expect in the first hundred days: The total destruction of America. Freedom gone, mass censorship, illegal aliens overrunning our Country, crime spiking, no law and order. Great job Uncle Joe and your criminal crime family. The Gestapo and the Stasi. Welcome to the world of communism! Brought to you by Joe Biden, the communist Democrats and the sheep / useful idiots who voted for communism.
The bigger the gun the smaller the man. Executive orders are to weak men, what guns are to small ones. Joe Bin Laden Lad-Biden, the first American President terrorist inaugurated into office by force of arms. George Washington is spinning in his grave.
Joe, O hear Kamala is holding a virtual Inauguaral celebration show at the Ford;s Theater down the street where they are selling Inaugurational mementos from booths? You might want to skip that one too.
AND I thought Executive orders, were ILLEGAL.. ACCORDING TO the entire media, when TRUMP Wanted to use that power.
GUESS like always, when the LEFT’s for them they are ok, IF THE RIGHT is for them, they are bad.
You forgot to mention the tanking of the economy and the destruction of even more business than were destroyed by the lockdowns. But I suppose all that’s included in “the total destruction of America.”
They just locked down a city that is 75% Black……so much for racial freedom or Black Lives Mattering.
BUT what’s the betting, if BLM DOES Decide to do a “protest”< the guard will be told "LET THEM"..
Biden’s first 100 days: What to expect
The beginning of the end of what hundreds of thousands of brave Americans fought and died for.
Open the border and close your eyes, and Joe will give you a big surprise!
If COVID that put you into office abates, open the borders before it’s too late.
Don’t forget, GAS prices to SKYROCKET.
I wonder what makes him think he will be in office for 100 days.
Yea, this was the Democrat Party’s plan from the beginning.
To get Beijing Biden in the White House, remove him for mental incompetence.
Now we have the first colored female president and the Nazi Nancy Pelosi as vice president.
And with the dishonorable Democrat Party in control of both the House and the Senate.
The Dishonorable, Dishonest, traitorous Democrat Party can destroy our country and replace it with WHATEVER the Democrat Party wants.
It doesn’t matter what the citizens want,
the Socialist Democrat Party State RULES. 👿 🙁 🙁 🙁
Even if they try to repeal the Second Amendment, it will have left behind a legacy that makes it extremely costly for a tyrannical government to subjugate The People.
WHO SAYS they need to repeal it? JUST IMPOSE DOZENS of new laws, that totally and utterly infringe on the 2a, CAUSE THEY KNOW THE COWARDLY Feckless warts, on the SCOTUS Won’t do JACK SQUAT to stop them.
The soon to be vice president Nazi Nancy Pelosi has stated her objectives.
The Democrat Party political officers and Gestapo are just getting started. You will either be loyal and support the Democrat Party or you will be classified as
“Enemies of the State”.
24 Aug. 2020
Monday on MSNBC’s “Live,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
referred to President Donald Trump and his Republican allies as
“enemies of the state.”
Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, labeled US President Donald Trump and the Republican party “domestic enemies” and “enemies of the state,”
Does this sound like the United States or does it sound like a
Socialist Dictatorship Democrat Party State?
And do you remember when the fake-news media jumped all over Trump for calling them enemies of the people? “Eek, horror, the dictator is trying to silence the press!” But for Nasty Nan, using terms like that is perfectly okay. Notice one thing, though. Trump is being protective of the people, of human beings. Nasty Nan is being protective of the Almighty State. Interesting, no?
As always. IF THEY DO IT, its all ok. IF WE do it, its bad/wrong/evil…
Joe will have no say in such matters, he’ll be tied up elsewhere.
I suggest unplugging your TVs, radios, and Internet tomorrow or make sure that you have airsick bags handy if you actually plan to listen to that socialist garbage being spewed by your betters in government.
Remember Ruby Ridge and Waco? The Deep Staters are going to need more examples for their fawning Media lapdogs to keep the narrative going for 100 days.
I think i’ll just sleep in all day..
Just looking at this demented nut is scary. Then you add his beliefs, and what he intends to do, is even more scarier. Just saw 11 million illegals from Guatamala battling police there, on their way to America. They were told to “come on in, WE will take care of you”. This was from demented joe’s own mouth. WOW, this country is going down the chute. Taxes are going to increase big time, as someone (taxpaayers) will have to pay to keep these illegal criminals in the “comfort zone”. And if any of them decides to get a job, will they compete with Real Americans for THAT job??? Then the demented one, wants to completely pay off ever student loan owed by college attendees. I am afraid of typing more, as my blood pressure is starting to rise,
What’s the bet, WHEN THOSE Illegals make it here, THEY WILL NOT Only be ‘welcomed’, but be given HEAD OF LINE for the vaccine, AHEAD OF AMERICAN citizens who NEED it (like the elderly!)