Since his arrival as commander, Joe Biden, the newly installed US president, has made several decisions that represent a significant change from the direction taken by the administration of former President Donald Trump, his predecessor.
According to what Biden’s advisers told the press, There were about 17 decrees signed by the president during his first term in office.
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Of course, this is disapproved of by his opponents, especially those who remain loyal to Trump within the Republican Party.
One of them is Senator Ted Cruz, who recently issued a statement that sparked a wave of criticism and ridicule. Snippets of his statements were published on the United States Senate website and shared by lawmakers on his social networks.
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Cruz said that, among other things the new government will benefit from the signing of the Paris Agreement to collect taxes from “American families, manufacturers and businesses with higher energy costs at a time when they are already struggling. “
He argued that if Biden believed the agreement would be backed by the American people, he should submit its implementation to the Senate for consideration so that it would be the lawmakers who would decide whether the country would abide by it or not.
But perhaps one of the most controversial statements in the statement was that it referred to French citizens. “By signing this order, President Biden indicates that he is more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh (a well-known American industrial city).”
Do you also think that the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?
In social networks, his words crossed borders and languages, even making jokes in Spanish.
All because, they argued, the Paris Agreement has little to do with the French capital, due to its global reach.
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Meanwhile, lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reminded him that these types of agreements are usually named after the city in which they are signed.
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Nice tweet Senator Cruz! Quick question: Do you also believe that the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?
Questions to anyone who believes that US Senators should be competent and not undermine our election to instigate rebellion against the United States https://t.co/mMf8iDo72G
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 21, 2021
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Nice tweet, Senator Cruz! Quick question: Do you also think the Geneva Convention was about the opinion of the citizens of Geneva?his opponent asked him.
“Ask anyone who believes that US senators should be competent and not undermine our elections to instigate revolt against the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez added bitterly.
Biden’s return to the Paris Agreement
“Some of the executive actions that I am going to sign will help change the course of the covid crisis and we are going to fight climate change in a way that we have not done so far,” Joe Biden stated in the Oval Office.
The president has in recent hours prevented the United States from leaving the World Health Organization and indicated that his country will revert to the Paris Agreement, a measure that, according to several analysts, could take about a month to take effect.
“I warmly welcome President Biden’s steps to re-accede to the Paris Agreement on climate change and join the growing coalition of governments, cities, states, businesses and individuals who are taking ambitious action to face the climate crisis, ” UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
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The Paris Agreement is perhaps the most ambitious international effort to combat climate change in recent years. It was signed in 2015 by the United States, at the head of former President Barack Obama, along with hundreds of countries. Donald Trump pointed out that he would retire in 2017, something that took effect on November 4, 2020 and will be rolled back this new year.
Other objectives of the agreement include “keeping the global average temperature rise well below 2 ° C” and “limiting the rise to 1.5 ° C, which will significantly reduce the risks and impact of climate change”., as stated on the official website of the European Union.
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* With information from AFP and EFE