President Biden is starting off his administration with a series of quick actions through 30 executive orders in three days in office, and more to come!
These include:
14 on the Corona Virus
4 on the Economy
2 on the Environment
5 on Immigration
2 on Equity
1 on Ethics
1 on Regulation
1 on the Census Bureau
These include in detail:
Reinstating ties with the World Health Organization; Enforcing a mask mandate on federal properties and public transportation; Coordinating the national response to the COVID 19 Pandemic.
Halting construction of the Mexico Border Wall; Ending the Muslim Ban; Including non citizens in the Census Count; Protecting DACA immigrants from deportation; Stopping aggressive actions to find and deport undocumented immigrants.
Re-entering the Paris Climate Accords; Revoking the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline; Revoking rollbacks to Vehicle Emission Standards; Undoing decisions to slash the size of several National Monuments; Enforcing a moratorium on oil and natural gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Reestablishing a working group on the social costs of greenhouse gases.
Ending the 1776 Commission which distorted the role of slavery in American history; Rooting out systematic racism, and working to prevent discrimination based upon gender, sexual orientation or gender identity and promote equity and diversity in all government programs and agencies.
Extend a federal moratorium on evictions, and foreclosures on mortgages; A pause on federal student loan interest and principal payments.
ReThuglicans have already started complaining about the Covid relief bill.
Today, he signed an order lifting the transgender ban in the military.
One of the economic orders – raising the minimum wage for federal workers to $15 per hour.
Janet Yellen has been confirmed for Treasury Secretary, making history as the first female to be in that position.