Joe Biden
Residents of Joe Biden took the opportunity to pay for National Guard meals Joe Biden could bring ‘unity’ – in the Middle East, Biden shouldn’t let cancer beating backseat to COVID MORE will spend the second week of his presidency in much the same way he spent his first: signing a slew of executive actions designed to reverse certain policies of the Trump administration while implementing his.
Biden will focus this week on immigration, healthcare, climate and other areas, with a particular theme following each day. These are the items Biden is expected to take action on, according to a memo obtained by The Hill.
Monday: ‘Buy American’ day
Biden is expected to sign an executive order directing agencies to bolster requirements so that they acquire goods and services from U.S. companies and employees.
During the campaign, Biden pledged to make a $ 400 billion investment in federal purchases of products from American workers during his first term.
He also pledged to tighten loopholes and waivers that would allow federal agencies to purchase products produced abroad, and to tackle false advertising around products that claimed to be made in the United States.
Former President Trump
Donald Trump NYT: Rep. Perry played a role in alleged Trump plan to oust acting AG Arizona GOP, condemns top state Republicans McCain, Flake and Ducey Biden and UK Prime Minister discuss NATO multilateralism on call MORE During his first months in office, signed a buy-US-and-rent-US executive order that aimed to increase domestic wages while limiting the flow of certain visa holders.
Tuesday: Equity Day
On Tuesday, Biden will sign a wide variety of executive orders regarding racial equality.
The president will likely set up a police commission and restore Obama-era rules on handing over military-style equipment to local law enforcement officials. He is also expected to sign an executive order directing the Justice Department to improve prison conditions and eliminate the use of private prisons.
Other executive actions scheduled for Tuesday include a memorandum directing agencies to strengthen engagement with Native American tribes, a memo ordering the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote equality in housing, and a injunction rejecting discrimination against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities.
The latter issue surfaced early in the coronavirus pandemic, when Asian Americans said they were being harassed because the virus originated in China.
Some of the executive actions Biden is likely to take on Tuesday are still being finalized and may include additional measures around immigration and the undoing of bans on transgender troops serving in the military.
A memo outlining Biden’s anticipated actions for his first weeks in office also included preliminary actions on voting rights and convictions at the Justice Department.
Wednesday: ‘Climate Day’
Biden on Wednesday will announce plans for a US-hosted leadership summit to take place on Earth Day as one of several actions aimed at addressing the climate crisis.
A memo with impending warrants also indicates that Biden will sign an executive order initiating a series of regulatory measures to “combat climate change domestically and elevate climate change as a national security priority,” although it provides no additional details.
The omnibus order will also restore the presidential council of science and technology advisers, as well as a memorandum urging the agencies to make decisions based on available science and evidence.
On his first working day, Biden reaffirmed the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement and signed an executive order to revoke a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and stop oil and gas leasing at a wildlife sanctuary in Alaska.
Thursday: Health Care Day
Biden will take the long-awaited action on Thursday among pro-choice advocates to repeal the so-called Mexico City policy, which prohibits the use of US funding for foreign organizations that offer or promote abortions.
The policy, described by reproductive health advocates as a “global joke rule,” was first instituted by then President Reagan, and has been repeatedly revoked by Democratic presidents and reinstated by Republican presidents in the years since.
Biden will also order a review of the Trump administration’s controversial changes to the Title X family planning program, requiring family planning providers participating in the program to stop offering or promoting abortions to remain eligible for funding .
The president is also scheduled to sign an executive order aimed at strengthening Medicaid and initiating an open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act.
Trump often bragged about getting rid of the Affordable Care Act by repealing the individual mandate, even though Republicans were unable to repeal the law completely, as promised.
Friday: ‘Immigration Day’
Biden will build on some of the immigration-related actions he took on his first day of work with a few additional executive orders to be signed on Friday.
The president, according to the memo obtained by The Hill, is likely to sign an order on regional migration and border processing that will repeal Trump’s policies around the asylum system and guide the development of strategies to address the root causes of migration from Central America. to deal with. .
Biden will also sign an order to establish a task force to reunite migrant families separated during the Trump administration. Biden himself was criticized for the Obama administration’s deportation policies during the Democratic primaries, but the Trump administration introduced an official zero-tolerance policy that led to the separation of thousands of migrant families.
The president will also sign an order for an immediate review of the prosecution rule “and other measures to remove barriers and restore confidence in the legal immigration system, including enhancing the naturalization process.”
A fourth warrant, setting out principles to guide the implementation of the refugee program, is tentatively scheduled for Friday, but could be scrapped or changed, the memo says.