Like his predecessor, Donald Trump, Joe Biden is not going to waste time.
After an inauguration ceremony under very high security, the 46th President of the United States quickly wants to get to work.
Whoever occupies the White House for a few more hours had signed 32 decrees during his first 100 days in office.
This Saturday, Biden's future chief of staff, Ron Klain, revealed that he will sign a series of executive orders on the first day of his presidency on Wednesday.
As he had announced, he should notably re-engage the United States in the Paris climate agreement.
The passage of these first measures by decree has the advantage of avoiding going through Congress and in particular the Senate, which could have to devote itself to the procedure for the impeachment of Donald Trump.
"Muslim Ban", pandemic, economy ...
Another measure included in the dozen decrees announced, the lifting of the ban on entry into the United States targeting nationals of several countries, mainly with a Muslim majority.
A measure that was enacted just days after Donald Trump took office in January 2017.
The chief of staff did not detail all the decrees, indicating that they concerned Joe Biden's four priorities, namely the fight against the coronavirus, that against climate change, the revival of the economy and the fight for social and racial justice.
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Regarding the pandemic, Joe Biden will take a decree making it compulsory to wear a mask in premises and confined spaces as well as when traveling between States.
A decision that Donald Trump has always refused to make.
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On the economic front, Joe Biden also plans to extend the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, linked to the pandemic.
"These measures will relieve the millions of Americans who are suffering from these crises," said the future chief of staff.
President-elect Biden will act, not just to undo the most serious damage the Trump administration has done, but also to move the country forward.
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