疫情蔓延、經濟衰退、政治緊張、國會暴亂……新任美國總統喬?拜登終于在這風雨飄搖之際入主了白宮。1月20日的就職典禮剛剛結束幾個小時,拜登就一口氣簽署了十幾項行政令,這些行政令將在10天內生效,也算是美國新一屆政府燒起的第一把火。
在白宮的橢圓型辦公室內坐定后,拜登簽下的第一項行政令,就是強制民眾在聯邦土地上和跨州旅行時必須佩戴口罩。接著就是宣布美國將重新加入《巴黎氣候協定》(Paris Climate Accord),收回前總統唐納德?特朗普2017年“退群”決定。再然后,就是宣布解除對部分穆斯林和非洲國家的旅行禁令。
從白宮幕僚長羅恩?克萊恩在1月23日發布的一份備忘錄看,拜登政府很快還會有一系列新的行政命令出臺。
克萊恩在備忘錄中寫道:“這些舉措將改變疫情的進程,對抗氣候變化,促進種族平等,支持其他弱勢群體,并且通過支持這個國家的建設者,也就是廣大勞動者,來重建我們的經濟。盡管這些行政令的政策目標很大膽,但我要說明的是,它們背后有堅實的法理依據,并且代表總統恢復了憲法所賦予的適當角色。”
克萊恩補充道:“這個名單還并不是很詳盡。”在獲得法律許可后,拜登還可能出臺更多行政措施。
在就職首日,拜登一共簽署了17項行政命令,其中包括:將聯邦學生貸款的暫停還款期延長至9月30日;取消美加石油管道Keystone XL項目的建設許可;將聯邦移民驅逐令的期限延至3月31日以后。
拜登還簽署了一項行政令,宣布美國將重返世界衛生組織(World Health Organization)。他還在白宮成立了一個抗疫領導小組,在聯邦層面負責抗擊疫情的組織協調工作。兒童移民暫緩遣返計劃(Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)也得到了保留和加強。另外,拜登還撤銷了之前的一項在人口普查中排除非公民的行政令。美國南部的邊境墻項目也被叫停了。拜登還要求職場取消針對性別和性取向的歧視,以支持同性戀等LGBTGQ群體。
拜登還要求所有聯邦機構審查項目和活動中的種族平等問題,比如聯邦資金在有色族群中的分配問題。另外,在“國史之爭”中,為了對抗《紐約時報》(New York Times)提出的“1619工程”,在中小學生中普及“愛國主義教育”,特朗普特地成立了一個“1776委員會”,而這個委員會不出意料地也被拜登解散了。
克萊恩表示,1月21日,拜登還簽署了幾項與疫情有關的行政令,通過擴大檢測、加強勞動者保護、建立“清晰的公共衛生標準”等措施,以爭取讓企業和學校安全復工復學。
1月22日,拜登簽署行政令,讓政府為工薪家庭提供經濟救助,不過具體細節尚不清楚。在1月底前,拜登預計還將強化“購買美國貨”的規定,并且將在種族平等、氣候、移民和刑事司法系統改革等領域簽署更多行政令。
隨著佐治亞州參議員拉斐爾?沃諾克和喬恩?奧索夫的當選,民主黨現在已經控制了參眾兩院。雖然參議院有些人在立法程序中有從中作梗的可能,但立法已經成了清除特朗普政治遺產的現實途徑。(財富中文網)
譯者:樸成奎
疫情蔓延、經濟衰退、政治緊張、國會暴亂……新任美國總統喬?拜登終于在這風雨飄搖之際入主了白宮。1月20日的就職典禮剛剛結束幾個小時,拜登就一口氣簽署了十幾項行政令,這些行政令將在10天內生效,也算是美國新一屆政府燒起的第一把火。
在白宮的橢圓型辦公室內坐定后,拜登簽下的第一項行政令,就是強制民眾在聯邦土地上和跨州旅行時必須佩戴口罩。接著就是宣布美國將重新加入《巴黎氣候協定》(Paris Climate Accord),收回前總統唐納德?特朗普2017年“退群”決定。再然后,就是宣布解除對部分穆斯林和非洲國家的旅行禁令。
從白宮幕僚長羅恩?克萊恩在1月23日發布的一份備忘錄看,拜登政府很快還會有一系列新的行政命令出臺。
克萊恩在備忘錄中寫道:“這些舉措將改變疫情的進程,對抗氣候變化,促進種族平等,支持其他弱勢群體,并且通過支持這個國家的建設者,也就是廣大勞動者,來重建我們的經濟。盡管這些行政令的政策目標很大膽,但我要說明的是,它們背后有堅實的法理依據,并且代表總統恢復了憲法所賦予的適當角色。”
克萊恩補充道:“這個名單還并不是很詳盡。”在獲得法律許可后,拜登還可能出臺更多行政措施。
在就職首日,拜登一共簽署了17項行政命令,其中包括:將聯邦學生貸款的暫停還款期延長至9月30日;取消美加石油管道Keystone XL項目的建設許可;將聯邦移民驅逐令的期限延至3月31日以后。
拜登還簽署了一項行政令,宣布美國將重返世界衛生組織(World Health Organization)。他還在白宮成立了一個抗疫領導小組,在聯邦層面負責抗擊疫情的組織協調工作。兒童移民暫緩遣返計劃(Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)也得到了保留和加強。另外,拜登還撤銷了之前的一項在人口普查中排除非公民的行政令。美國南部的邊境墻項目也被叫停了。拜登還要求職場取消針對性別和性取向的歧視,以支持同性戀等LGBTGQ群體。
拜登還要求所有聯邦機構審查項目和活動中的種族平等問題,比如聯邦資金在有色族群中的分配問題。另外,在“國史之爭”中,為了對抗《紐約時報》(New York Times)提出的“1619工程”,在中小學生中普及“愛國主義教育”,特朗普特地成立了一個“1776委員會”,而這個委員會不出意料地也被拜登解散了。
克萊恩表示,1月21日,拜登還簽署了幾項與疫情有關的行政令,通過擴大檢測、加強勞動者保護、建立“清晰的公共衛生標準”等措施,以爭取讓企業和學校安全復工復學。
1月22日,拜登簽署行政令,讓政府為工薪家庭提供經濟救助,不過具體細節尚不清楚。在1月底前,拜登預計還將強化“購買美國貨”的規定,并且將在種族平等、氣候、移民和刑事司法系統改革等領域簽署更多行政令。
隨著佐治亞州參議員拉斐爾?沃諾克和喬恩?奧索夫的當選,民主黨現在已經控制了參眾兩院。雖然參議院有些人在立法程序中有從中作梗的可能,但立法已經成了清除特朗普政治遺產的現實途徑。(財富中文網)
譯者:樸成奎
Hours after January 20's inauguration, President Joe Biden signed the first of dozens of planned executive orders to be enacted during the first 10 days of his presidency as the nation continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, economic hardship, and political tension in the wake of the Capitol riots earlier this month.
Seated in the Oval Office, Biden penned his first signature on a COVID-19 mask mandate on federal property and during interstate travel, before moving on to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord abandoned by President Trump in 2017 and reversing the travel ban from several Muslim-majority and African countries.
A flurry of further executive orders is expected to follow, according to a memo sent out January 23 by White House chief of staff Ron Klain.
"These actions will change the course of COVID-19, combat climate change, promote racial equity, and support other underserved communities, and rebuild our economy in ways that strengthen the backbone of this country: the working men and women who built our nation," Klain wrote. "While the policy objectives in these executive actions are bold, I want to be clear: the legal theory behind them is well-founded and represents a restoration of an appropriate, constitutional role for the President."
Klain added that "the list is not exhaustive" and that further actions may be added as they gain legal clearance.
In total, Biden signed 17 executive actions in his first day in office. Among them: an extension on the pause of federal student loan payments until Sept. 30, the revoking of a permit that allowed for the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and an extension of the federal eviction moratorium until at least March 31.
Biden also signed an order ceasing the withdrawal from the World Health Organization and established a White House COVID-19 team to restructure federal coordination on the pandemic. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has been preserved and fortified, and a previous order that required the Census to exclude noncitizens was rescinded. Construction of the southern border wall will be halted. Protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been strengthened in order to bolster the LGBTQ community.
The President will also order every federal agency to review racial equity among its programs and actions, such as the distribution of federal funding in communities of color. The 1776 Commission, the panel created by Trump to review "patriotic education" of American schoolchildren in apparent response to the New York Times’ 1619 Project, was disbanded.
According to Klain, Biden sign further executive orders related to the pandemic on January 21 in a bid to safely reopen schools and businesses with actions such as expanded testing, worker protections, and the establishment of "clear public health standards."
On January 22, Biden then plans to issue actions directing his cabinet to deliver economic relief to working families, though details remain sparse for now. Through the rest of January, the President plans to strengthen "Buy American" provisions and is set to sign further orders on racial equity, climate, immigration, and reforming the criminal justice system.
Democrats also now control both houses of Congress with the election of Georgia senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. While the Senate filibuster blocks potential for some lawmaking, legislation is now a realistic avenue for further action.