President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has laid out the incoming administration’s priorities for its first ten days in office, including several executive actions to reverse President Donald Trump’s policies and the issuing of a mask mandate on federal property.
“In his first ten days in office, President-elect Biden will take decisive action to address ... four crises, prevent other urgent and irreversible harms, and restore America’s place in the world,” according to a memo by Ron Klain, the incoming administration’s chief of staff.
He will also launch his “100 Day Masking Challenge,” which will require individuals to wear masks on federal property and inter-state travel, in an attempt to curb the number of CCP virus cases. Meanwhile, the president-election will also sign action to extend nationwide restrictions on evictions and foreclosures, which is expected to impact more than 25 million Americans.
On day two, Biden will sign executive actions aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus. Some of these actions would expand testing, establish further public health standards, and address school and business re-opening.
Day three will see department and agency secretaries take action to “deliver economic relief to working families,” the memo says.
Implementing policies to prioritize minority groups in America will also be on Biden’s agenda. He is expected to take “action” in an attempt to advance “equity and support communities of color and other underserved communities,” Klain said.
His statements were heavily scrutinized, with critics arguing that it would fuel divisiveness nationwide.
Biden’s plan would also include plans to reform the criminal justice system, policies to strengthen his “Buy American” vision, climate change, health care, and immigration.
Then in 2011, he said, “[with] respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order, that’s just not the case.”
Later that year, Obama said he couldn’t “just bypass Congress and change the [immigration] law myself. … That’s not how a democracy works.” But in 2012, he proceeded with the move by executive action.
For years, Congress has failed to come to an agreement on an immigration bill to address the DACA issue.
The memo states that Biden will present an immigration bill to Congress on his first day in office. Other legislative proposals include creating millions of union jobs, implementing a minimum wage, combatting violence against women, and legislation related to voting rights.
“As noted above, this list is not comprehensive. More items and more details will be forthcoming in the days ahead,” Klain said in his memo.
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