On the 24th, Biden announced the list of cabinet members in Delaware. He expressed his hope that these nominations can be passed in the Senate as soon as possible, so that the United States can move forward, start healing and unite the United States and the world.
When talking about the new government, Biden said that they will not be "the third Obama (government)."
When it comes to his handover with US President Trump’s team, Biden said that he has not yet spoken to Trump, but "if Trump asks," he will agree to a meeting between the two parties.
The day before, Biden was notified by the White House Bureau of General Services to initiate the handover procedure.
On the 24th, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States also stated that the White House has approved Biden to begin receiving the president’s daily briefing.
Biden: Will not instruct the Justice Department to investigate Trump
"I have made a promise to submit an immigration bill to the Senate within 100 days of taking office to provide more than 1 million undocumented immigrants in the United States with the opportunity to become a citizen of the United States." Biden said. , Will "repair" those destructive presidential orders, such as in the fields of environment and climate change.
On the same day, Biden also said that fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic will be his first priority after taking office. He will ensure that the federal and local governments affected by the epidemic receive immediate financial assistance.
However, Biden did not clearly state the scale of assistance, only that those communities most affected by the epidemic, including communities of ethnic minorities, will receive relevant assistance to "enable people to live on."
In addition, in response to the question of "whether Trump will be investigated in the future", he responded: "I will not use the Department of Justice as my personal weapon to make things happen like the current president (Trump)." He said: "I will focus on giving the American public a certain sense of security, certainty and ability, so that they can believe that they can survive. People in the middle class and working class are suffering, and (helping) them is my priority. ."
Pressure from the Senate
When talking about these priority issues, Biden said that the advancement of these issues "depends on the degree of future cooperation with Congress."
Former US President Clinton’s Chief of Staff Mack Mclarty (Mack Mclarty) said that if Biden can strengthen bipartisan cooperation on issues such as the new crown pneumonia epidemic, economic recovery, and the issuance of vaccines after taking office, this will lay the foundation for other legislative issues.
However, it is also widely believed that the Senate Majority Leader McConnell is unlikely to "do everything possible" to help Biden promote new legislation.
At present, the two parties in Congress are at a deadlock on issues such as a new round of epidemic relief and strengthening the testing budget.
McConnell said that any bill related to the epidemic relief would "significantly curtail" the plan proposed by the Democratic Party.
"Instead of smashing $3 trillion on this topic (epidemic relief), a smaller plan is more appropriate." McConnell said, "This way we can focus our funds on fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic. We We all know that it will not disappear before the vaccine comes out."
Republican Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota said that many of the issues Biden wants to advance may face resistance from the Senate.
"If you look at the topics they want to promote, including tax increases and economic policy reforms, as well as reforms in the energy sector." Lawrence said, "What they call the'Green New Deal' will cost in the next 10 years. We simply cannot afford 90 trillion US dollars."
In addition, in climate change, energy, medical insurance and other fields, Biden also faces pressure from radicals within the Democratic Party.
Radical members of Congress asked Biden to take action on the issue of "universal health insurance" because this is currently a major issue that is causing divisions within the Democratic Party.
At present, the Democratic radicals advocate the realization of "universal health insurance", but Biden and House Speaker Pelosi oppose the "universal health insurance" plan, and advocate the maintenance of Obamacare while adding a public option.
Author: Lin Hsiao