Joe Biden's First 100 Days: Where He Stands on Key Promises
2021-04-28
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1President Joe Biden is nearing his 100th day in office as president of the United States.
2During his campaign, Biden promised to reach several goals in his first 100 days as leader.
3So far, his administration has centered its efforts on gaining control of the COVID-19 crisis.
4And Biden has honored most of his campaign promises connected to that issue.
5The president also met a number of promised actions on climate change and the economy.
6But other issues have proved to be more difficult for the administration, including immigration.
7Biden is struggling with how to enact promised reforms in the face of a sharp increase in the number of foreign children seeking to cross the border.
8On some of his promises, Biden is waiting for Congress to act.
9Here is Biden's current position on major campaign promises:
10Biden has completed seven of the seventeen promises he made for immigration.
11He sent Congress a bill that would offer an eight-year path to citizenship for people without documentation.
12He ordered immigration agents to deport people who entered the US illegally only if they also have violated other laws.
13He has taken steps to reunite immigrant families separated at the Mexican border.
14He protected children who arrived in the US illegally from deportation.
15He has also ended the travel ban for some Muslim-majority countries.
16Finally, he has ended work on a border wall that began with the Trump administration.
17Nine of his other immigration promises are still in progress.
18He was unable to keep one of his promises.
19A federal judge in Texas did not permit Biden to freeze deportations for 100 days.
20Biden fully honored his promise to permit transgender individuals to join the military.
21He decided against meeting his promise to create a police oversight board.
22After meeting with several rights groups and police representatives, Biden said such a board would not be productive.
23He also has not yet met his promise to restructure the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other Justice Department agencies to better enforce gun laws.
24Biden has successfully completed all of his COVID-19 promises.
25The US rejoined the World Health Organization.
26He met his goal to administer 100 million vaccines, which was increased to a goal of 200 million.
27He pushed for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 assistance bill which was passed by Congress.
28Biden canceled the Keystone XL oil pipeline permit.
29He protected the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve.
30He rejoined the Paris climate agreement.
31Finally, he accepted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to reduce a harmful chemical called hydrofluorocarbons.
32He also created a world climate meeting for top officials where he persuaded nations to set lower emissions targets.
33Biden will not permit new oil and gas structures on federal lands and offshore waters.
34He is also working to change back 100 public health and environmental rules set by Trump.
35Biden is working to cancel Trump's 2017 cuts to corporate tax rates.
36He has completed his goals to provide $2,000 in direct payments as part of COVID-19 aid.
37He also completed his goals to pause federal student debt payments and to order a review of where the US gets its supplies.
38Biden has had mixed success with completing his goals for foreign policy.
39The one goal he fully met was recognizing the events that happened to Armenians during WWI as genocide.
40His other foreign policy goals are either in progress or are hard to measure.
41For example, he has moved toward putting human rights at the center of his foreign policy, but he is not consistent with US allies.
42He did not hold Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, responsible for the killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
43He is working to end the US involvement in the wars in the Middle East.
44He is also working to improve relations with allies which suffered under the former Trump administration.
45He has completed actions to reduce the support shown to dictators like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.
46Finally, he is working to rejoin the nuclear deal with Iran, but Iran is resisting.
47I'm Jonathan Evans.
1President Joe Biden is nearing his 100th day in office as president of the United States. During his campaign, Biden promised to reach several goals in his first 100 days as leader. 2So far, his administration has centered its efforts on gaining control of the COVID-19 crisis. And Biden has honored most of his campaign promises connected to that issue. 3The president also met a number of promised actions on climate change and the economy. But other issues have proved to be more difficult for the administration, including immigration. Biden is struggling with how to enact promised reforms in the face of a sharp increase in the number of foreign children seeking to cross the border. On some of his promises, Biden is waiting for Congress to act. 4Here is Biden's current position on major campaign promises: 5Immigration 6Biden has completed seven of the seventeen promises he made for immigration. 7He sent Congress a bill that would offer an eight-year path to citizenship for people without documentation. 8He ordered immigration agents to deport people who entered the US illegally only if they also have violated other laws. 9He has taken steps to reunite immigrant families separated at the Mexican border. He protected children who arrived in the US illegally from deportation. He has also ended the travel ban for some Muslim-majority countries. 10Finally, he has ended work on a border wall that began with the Trump administration. 11Nine of his other immigration promises are still in progress. He was unable to keep one of his promises. A federal judge in Texas did not permit Biden to freeze deportations for 100 days. 12Domestic policy 13Biden fully honored his promise to permit transgender individuals to join the military. 14He decided against meeting his promise to create a police oversight board. After meeting with several rights groups and police representatives, Biden said such a board would not be productive. 15He also has not yet met his promise to restructure the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other Justice Department agencies to better enforce gun laws. 16COVID-19 17Biden has successfully completed all of his COVID-19 promises. 18The US rejoined the World Health Organization. He met his goal to administer 100 million vaccines, which was increased to a goal of 200 million. He pushed for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 assistance bill which was passed by Congress. 19Climate 20Biden canceled the Keystone XL oil pipeline permit. He protected the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve. He rejoined the Paris climate agreement. Finally, he accepted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to reduce a harmful chemical called hydrofluorocarbons. 21He also created a world climate meeting for top officials where he persuaded nations to set lower emissions targets. 22Biden will not permit new oil and gas structures on federal lands and offshore waters. He is also working to change back 100 public health and environmental rules set by Trump. 23Economy 24Biden is working to cancel Trump's 2017 cuts to corporate tax rates. 25He has completed his goals to provide $2,000 in direct payments as part of COVID-19 aid. He also completed his goals to pause federal student debt payments and to order a review of where the US gets its supplies. 26Foreign policy 27Biden has had mixed success with completing his goals for foreign policy. The one goal he fully met was recognizing the events that happened to Armenians during WWI as genocide. 28His other foreign policy goals are either in progress or are hard to measure. For example, he has moved toward putting human rights at the center of his foreign policy, but he is not consistent with US allies. He did not hold Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, responsible for the killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 29He is working to end the US involvement in the wars in the Middle East. He is also working to improve relations with allies which suffered under the former Trump administration. 30He has completed actions to reduce the support shown to dictators like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. Finally, he is working to rejoin the nuclear deal with Iran, but Iran is resisting. 31I'm Jonathan Evans. 32Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, and Kevin Vineys reported this story for the Associated Press. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. 33______________________________________________________________________ 34Words in This Story 35deport - v. to force (a person who is not a citizen) to leave a country 36transgender - adj. of or relating to people who feel that their true nature does not match their sex at birth 37emission - n. something sent out or given off