![]() ![]() I think some of the things we're going to be doing are we're going to be are bold and vital, and there's no time to start like today," he said.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. And so there's going to be a lot of focus on that. "We are going to, in the process of rebuilding the economy, do what I said throughout the campaign and while running: rebuild the backbone of the country, the middle class. Updated Jan 20, 2021, 07:24pm EST Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline After President Joe Biden was sworn into office, his administration immediately began undoing his. He sent a proclamation effective immediately halting further funding construction of the previous administration's border wall and terminating the so-called national emergency use to wastefully divert billions for wall construction," she said.īiden also sent an immigration bill (the US Citizenship Act of 2021) to Congress to modernise the immigration system, she said.īiden told reporters that these are just all starting points. ![]() "The president also put an end to the Muslim ban, a policy rooted in religious animus and xenophobia. He directed the Secretary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Attorney General to take all appropriate actions to preserve and fortify DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which provides temporary relief from deportation to dreamers, young people who were brought to this country as children," Psaki said. "He also launched a whole of government effort to advance racial equity and root out systemic racism from federal programs and institutions. This order protects nation's treasures by reviewing the boundaries for several national monuments, places a temporary moratorium on all oil and natural gas leasing in the Arctic national wildlife refuge and reestablishes the interagency working group on the social cost of greenhouse gases. ![]() In a second broad executive order, Biden rolled back harmful regulatory reversals made by the previous administration to protect public health and the environment. "He (Biden) rejoined the Paris climate agreement putting the United States back in a position to exercise global leadership in advancing the objectives of the ambitious agreement," Psaki said. In response, the president asked the education department to extend the pause on student loan payments and interest, she said. The pandemic has also increased the hardships of millions of Americans who owe federal student loans. ![]() Noting that COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an almost unprecedented housing affordability crisis, Psaki said the president took immediate action to confront the crisis and asked relevant agencies to extend nationwide moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures. The withdrawal took place on November 4, 2020, one day after the 2020 election. He re-established the national security team responsible for global health, security and bio-defence. The first 100 days of Joe Bidens presidency began on January 20. "This will strengthen our own efforts to get the (coronavirus) pandemic under control by improving global health, and tomorrow we are not wasting any time," she said.īiden also officially appointed a COVID-19 response coordinator, a position and team that he had already previously announced but made it official today to create a unified national response to the pandemic. The president signed an executive order reversing Trump's decision to withdraw from the World Health Organisation, she said. And Biden stopped the US's withdrawal from the World Health Organization, which Trump had initiated last summer after accusing the United Nations agency of cozying up to China.Addressing her maiden news conference on Wednesday, Psaki said Biden has signed 15 executive orders and two other directives. On day one, Biden also rejoined the Paris climate accord, an international treaty that the Obama administration adopted and Trump abandoned. Wearing a mask at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Biden kicked off his pandemic response with a "100 Days Masking Challenge" and issued a mask mandate in federal buildings. More than 400,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the US. The new president repeated calls for unity in his inauguration ceremony and issued a proclamation declaring Wednesday a " National Day of Unity."īeyond bridging political divides, Biden has the monumental task of combatting a raging public-health crisis. Biden outpaced Trump, who on his first day in office signed only one order, to begin a reversal of the Affordable Care Act, which ultimately was unsuccessful.īiden took the reins of the presidency during a tumultuous period for the nation, still reeling from the deadly Capitol riot and the coronavirus pandemic. Issuing executive orders is typically among presidents' first duties. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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