Elected President Joe Biden
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Biden spokesman Jen Psaki
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“The Biden government will act swiftly and courageously in the federal government to put back harmful Trump administration policies as soon as possible on January 20 and address the crises the country is facing,” Psaki said. ‘We are announcing today that, as other incoming administrations have done in the past, the White House of Biden-Harris will issue a memorandum which will come into force at 20 January Eastern time, stopping or delaying the midnight regulations. Trump administration that will not take effect on the inauguration day. ”
There is a struggle over late rules and regulatory changes every time there is a change of power at the White House.
House Republics passed a bill in 2016 that would give them comprehensive authority to destroy any rules and guidelines implemented in the last 60 days of the Obama administration.
Psaki on Wednesday cited a proposed Department of Labor that would make it easier for businesses to view their workers as independent contractors rather than full-time employees, as an example of a rule they want to freeze. Critics of the rule say it makes it easier for companies to misclassify their employees to be deprived of overtime pay or benefits.
“The issuance of a freeze regulation is standard practice for an incoming government, but this freezing point will not only apply to regulations but also to guidance documents that could have enormous consequences for the lives of the American people,” Psaki said.
Biden also said he plans to implement several executive orders on his first day in office, focusing on climate change.
The incoming president intends to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and stop Trump’s ‘environments that made our air and water dirtier,’ “Psaki said.