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Jan 19, 2021
Let's track the Biden Presidency. We'll praise him when he does well and we'll note when he doesn't.
Biden Administration Tracker
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Biden reinstates ‘catch and release’ policy at the southern border
President Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order revoking former President Donald Trump’s ending of the controversial practice — which allows undocumented migrants to remain in the US while awaiting immigration proceedings.
Feb 5, 2021
Halting Trump's Exec. Order to Lower Insulin/Epinephrine Prices
Domestic
In a bid to please Big Pharma Biden's Administration has put a [temporary] halt on Trump's order to lower the prices of both insulin and epinephrine - causing prices to skyrocket. While this removes government control over a psuedo-free-market, it also allows the big-pharma monopoly to continue to grow, standing in stark contrast to true free-market ideology.
Jan 25, 2021
Reversal of Trump's Travel Ban
Foreign
The Obama Admin created a list of terrorist hotbeds that they put visa restrictions on, Trump later banned travel altogether. Despite this, and the fact that the Top 3 most populated Muslim countries weren't on the list, the media continues to refer to this as "Trump's Muslim Ban". Biden has granted access to the US from people who come from terrorist hotbeds.
Jan 21, 2021
Cancelling the Keystone Pipeline Permit
Domestic
Pushing oil refinement and transportation off of the American agenda, the cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline signals benefit to foreign oil powers who will again see benefit from the US buying oil from them - rather than producing it within America.
Jan 20, 2021
Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement
Foreign
Despite the US reducing emissions year over year since Trump came into office in 2016, Biden opted to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. Mandating that the US pay other countries to reduce their emissions, while those countries are under no requirement to actually make change, benefiting China and European politicians over American citizens.
Jan 20, 2021
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