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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere are the executive actions Biden will take this week
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 01/24/21 08:00 AM EST
Joe Biden will spend the second week of his presidency in much the same way he spent his first: signing a slew of executive actions intended to roll back certain Trump administration policies while implementing his own.
Biden this week will focus on immigration, health care, climate and other areas, with each day following a designated theme. Here are the items Biden is expected to take action on, according to a memo obtained by The Hill.
Monday: Buy American day
Biden is expected to sign an executive order that directs agencies to strengthen requirements so that they acquire goods and services from American businesses and workers.
During the campaign, Biden pledged to make a $400 billion investment during his first term in federal purchases of products made by American workers.
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Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2021
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Cobalt Violet
(9,905 posts)1. How's he gonna find time for golf?
onetexan
(13,041 posts)4. Love his energy. Obama golfed & vacationed in Hawaii. I hope Biden will take some time off at his
beach house in Rehoboth Beach, DE.
underpants
(182,818 posts)5. Is he just going to rush downstairs at 11 and sign these before lunch?
because in the afternoon Im sure he has many meetings and many phone calls.
Turin_C3PO
(13,998 posts)3. He's really getting things done.
Thank god we elected this man.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,998 posts)6. K&R
brer cat
(24,566 posts)7. Biden-Harris hit the floor a running
and I don't think they plan to slow down anytime soon. They planned well to get off to this quick start.