Biden To Sign Record Number Of Executive Orders
From DAILYCALLER.COM
President Joe Biden is expected to issue a wide array of executive orders as soon as he takes office Wednesday.
The practice has become a common one in recent administrations. Donald Trump issued six executive orders during his first week in office, while Barack Obama issued five, according to AL.com. Biden will sign 15 executive orders on his first day in office, his incoming press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.
Biden’s executive orders will focus in particular on the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration, and the environment.
Biden will institute a mask and social distancing mandate for all federal buildings, according to CBS News. The federal government would probably not have the authority to issue a nationwide mask mandate, which Biden alluded to on the campaign trail. Biden will also be rejoining the World Health Organization (WHO), the Associated Press reported. Trump ordered the United States’ withdrawal from the WHO after the international body refused “to demonstrate its independence from the Chinese Communist Party.”
Biden also plans multiple economic orders that he claims are necessary due to the pandemic. He will prevent people making less than $99,000 a year from being evicted from rental properties, according to Forbes. This would cover more than 75% of all American earners, according to Statista. Biden will also order the Treasury Department not to collect publicly held student loans until September 2021.
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