At 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 20, the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, entered the Oval Office of the White House and signed 15 executive orders and two agency orders covering a wide range of domestic and foreign policies, including returning to the WTO and WHO, revoking permits for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, immigration and more.
Biden signed several executive orders on Wednesday that overturned previous initiatives by President Trump (Trump). He signed 17 related executive orders on his first day in office, far more than any of his recent predecessors, who signed no more than one executive order. President Trump signed an order to reverse the Affordable Care Act on his inauguration day in 2017, Obama signed none on Jan. 20, 2009, and Clinton signed an ethics order on his first day in office.
In his first directive Wednesday afternoon, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain ordered agency heads to immediately rescind rules issued by the Trump Administration in its final days that had not yet taken effect, pending further review.
Incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden’s halt to the WHO withdrawal and rejoining the Paris climate agreement are “two early steps in the president’s ambition to re-engage the world.
New White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki sidestepped the suggestion that Biden reversed former President Trump’s order, saying it was a move made by President Biden to move the country forward.
But Republican lawmakers disagreed with some of Biden’s policies. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-S.C.) said, “Biden’s policies have hurt American workers and our economy from day one; killing the Keystone XL pipeline and rejoining the Paris agreement will wipe out high-wage jobs.”
The House Republican Conference said, “The Biden Administration has made it clear that on their first day in office, they are instantly pandering to the far left instead of working to help all Americans and move our country forward.”
A look at the executive orders signed on Biden’s first day
The following is a complete list of executive orders signed by Biden on his first day.
Launching the “100 Day Mask Challenge” asking the federal government to lead by example.
Stop withdrawing from the World health Organization.
Structuring the federal government to develop a coordinated national response to COVID-19.
Extending evictions and foreclosures.
Extending the moratorium on student loan payments.
Rejoining the Paris Climate Change Agreement and reversing President Trump’s actions on environmental issues.
Launching a whole-of-government initiative to promote racial equality.
Reversing President Trump’s executive order to exclude illegal immigrants from the census.
Protecting and strengthening protections for Dreamers (DACA, the Deferred Action for Young Adults Coming to the U.S. program).
Overturning the Muslim travel ban.
Repealing the Trump Executive Order on internal law enforcement.
Stopping construction of the border wall.
Delaying the implementation of the presidential memorandum deporting Libyans from the country.
Preventing and combating discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Revoking the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Executive branch personnel ethics executive orders.
Executive Order on Regulatory Process and Presidential Memorandum.
Biden’s first executive order, the 100-Day Mask Challenge, requires that masks be worn in all federal buildings, on all federal lands, and by federal employees and contractors, as well as at a social distance.
The DACA executive order calls on Congress to enact legislation that would provide permanent status and citizenship for people who came to the United States illegally as minors and have lived, worked and contributed in the United States.
Biden ordered the U.S. to return to the Paris climate agreement on his first day. And incoming climate adviser Gina McCarthy said Biden will also direct all federal agencies to consider revising vehicle fuel emissions standards.
He also asked the Interior Department to review the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bears Ears National Monument Monument, and the boundaries and conditions of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The order will also temporarily prohibit all oil and gas leasing activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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