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January 19, 2021

Biden Executive Orders on Day 1 to Reverse Many of Trump's Most Contentious Actions
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President-elect Biden is promising to issue a slew of executive orders
on his first day in office, overturning some of President Trump's most
contentious actions. Biden is set to extend moratoriums on evictions and
foreclosures, extend a freeze on federal student loan payments and halt
accumulating interest on those loans.

Biden is also planning to order a mask mandate for interstate travelers
and visitors to federal buildings. In his inaugural address, he will ask
U.S. residents to commit to wearing masks for at least 100 days.

Biden will cancel Trump's travel ban targeting majority-Muslim nations.
He's also set to propose an immigration bill providing an eight-year
path to citizenship for undocumented people in the U.S.

Biden will also sign an order returning the United States to the Paris
Climate Agreement. And, in a historic move, Biden is expected to order
the cancellation of the permit for the $8 billion Keystone XL pipeline.


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