WE WANT TO EXIST.
>> EXACTLY.
THE PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN, SPENT
HIS FIRST FEW HOURS ON THE JOB
ISSUING A FLURRY OF EXECUTIVE
ORDERS ON IMMIGRATION, CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND THE CORONAVIRUS.
HE ISSUED A MASK MANDATE FOR
FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND FOR ALL
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN
STATES.
HE ASKED AGENCIES TO EXTEND
MORATORIUMS ON EVICTIONS AND
EXTEND THE PAYMENT AND INTEREST
FREEZE ON STUDENT LOANS.
BIDEN WILL RESTORE THE NATIONAL
SECURITY COUNCIL PANDEMIC UNIT
THAT WAS DISBANDED BY FORMER
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.
AND WILL BEGIN REENGAGING WITH
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
THE PRESIDENT IS MOVING QUICKLY
TO REVERSE HIS PREDECESSOR’S
IMMIGRATION AGENDA.
HE PUT A STOP TO THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BORDER WALL,
PAUSED DEPORTATIONS FOR HIS
FIRST 100 DAYS.
HE CALLED ON CONGRESS TO
STRENGTHEN DACA, AND ENDED THE
SO-CALLED MUSLIM BAN.
THE UNITED STATES HAS REJOINED
THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT AND
HAS REVOKED THE PERMIT FOR THE
KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE.
AS FOR TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS
USING HIS FIRST FULL DAY IN
OFFICE TO ANNOUNCE THIS
COUNTRY’S FIRST NATIONAL
STRATEGY FOR FIGHTING COVID.
IT COMES THROUGH A SERIES OF
EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND DIRECTIVES
AS THE U.S. SETS ANOTHER RECORD
FOR DAILY DEATHS.
TOPPING THE LIST, EXPANDING
EMERGENCY RELIEF TO STATES AND
EXERCISING THE DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ACT TO MAKE UP FOR
SHORTFALLS IN EQUIPMENT.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT ALSO
PLANS TO LAUNCH A COMPREHENSIVE
VACCINATION PROGRAM INVOLVING
FEMA AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH
AGENCIES LIKE THE CDC.
THE PANEL WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO
HELP EXPAND TESTING TREATMENT
AND THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
THE PRESIDENT WILL DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO
SAFELY REOPEN AND OPERATE
SCHOOLS AND WILL CALL ON THE
AGENCY THAT OVERSEES WORKPLACE
SAFETY TO CLARIFY ITS GUIDELINES
FOR EMPLOYERS.
WE ARE ALSO TOLD THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL ESTABLISH A
TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IN
EQUITIES IN HOW THE VIRUS
AFFECTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
OTHER UNDERSERVED GROUPS.
JOE, IT SEEMS SO -- WHAT’S THE
WORD?
IT’S SO SIMPLE.
HE’S ACTUALLY GETTING TO WORK
AND FIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS ON
EVERY LEVEL.
.
>> WELL, HE’S ACTUALLY DOING
WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
BEGGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO DO
SINCE EARLY MARCH OF LAST YEAR.
HE JUST WOULDN’T DO IT BECAUSE
HE DIDN’T WANT -- EVEN THOUGH HE
SAID I’M A WARTIME PRESIDENT, HE
DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THEY PASSED IT OVER TO
STATES, WHO WERE JUST
ILL-EQUIPPED TO DO MANY OF THESE
THINGS.
WILLIE, IT IS INTERESTING.
A LOT DONE YESTERDAY.
BUT A LOT DONE WITH A SIGNATURE
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
WE HAVE BEEN A NATION THAT’S
BEEN RUN BY EXECUTIVE ORDERS FOR
THE MOST PART THE PAST 10 YEARS.
THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF DONALD
TRUMP.
THE LAST SIX YEARS OF BARACK
OBAMA, HAVE VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS.
IT SEEMS TO ME THE GREAT
CHALLENGE FOR JOE BIDEN IS GOING
TO BE PASSING -- ACTUALLY
PASSING LEGISLATION.
GETTING THE 50/50 SPLIT SENATE
AND THAT SPLIT HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, GETTING THEM TO
COME TOGETHER ON SOME OF THESE
BILLS.
AND THERE’S SOME OPPORTUNITIES.
THE DACA PROGRAM STRIKES ME AS
AN OPPORTUNITY THAT JOE BIDEN
WILL BE ABLE TO FIND 50 IN THE
SENATE.
WILL BE ABLE TO GET A MAJORITY
IN THE HOUSE, NO DOUBT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE
WEEK THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
THERE IS A GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL THAT’S READY TO BE PASSED.
AND ALSO OTHER REFORMS.
JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
A LOT OF RIGHT WING REPUBLICANS
WON’T LIKE THAT.
CERTAINLY A MAJORITY FOR THE
JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT AS
WELL.
IF AMERICANS WANT TO GET TO A
STAGE WHERE EXECUTIVE ORDERS
SIGNED BY THE LAST PRESIDENT ARE
NOT DONE AWAY WITH THE FIRST DAY
OF THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION,
WELL, THEY NEED TO TALK TO THEIR