Within the last days of his time period, President Biden has issued a collection of coverage choices supposed to cement his agenda and, in some circumstances, make it tougher for President-elect Donald J. Trump to place in place his personal.
The Eleventh-hour choices, lots of them govt actions, embody measures on environmental justice, jail reform, immigration and overseas relations. Some are supposed to protect Mr. Biden’s legacy, whereas others are last-ditch efforts to increase his strategy. Many are prone to be undone after Mr. Trump takes workplace subsequent week.
The actions have gotten the eye of Mr. Trump, who mentioned on social media earlier this month that Mr. Biden was “doing everything possible” to make the transition course of “as difficult as possible.”
“Fear not, these ‘orders’ will be terminated shortly,” Mr. Trump added.
White Home officers mentioned Mr. Biden had directed his administration to make sure a clean transition of energy.
Here’s a have a look at a few of the final main actions taken by Mr. Biden as he approaches the top of his presidency.
Coastal Drilling
Mr. Biden final week introduced a ban on new oil and gasoline drilling throughout greater than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters as a part of an effort to guard the surroundings and guarantee public well being. Mr. Trump has known as the transfer “ridiculous” and promised to revoke the ban.
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