by Kyle Kuykendall
Nearly
30 days have passed since President Trump was sworn in, and in that short
period of time he has signed at least 23 Executive Actions, 12 Executive
orders, signed five bills into law, and has seen 12 members of his cabinet
confirmed. Unlike many presidents before him, he has truly delivered and kept
true to his promises that he stated during his campaign. And he has fulfilled
many of them in just the first month to add to it all. Here’s a list of the
signed executive orders.
-Minimizing
the Economic Burden of the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Signed on January 20,
2017
The
executive order says that the Trump Administration will “seek prompt repeal” of
the law. To decrease the “economic burden” of Obamacare. The order directs the
secretary of state, and human services and other agencies to “waive, defer,
grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation” of any of the law that puts
fiscal burden on the government, businesses or individuals.
-Expediting
Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High-Priority Infrastructure Projects.
Signed on January 24,
2017
The
order outlines how the administration will expedite environmental reviews and
approval of “high priority” infrastructure projects, some examples are repairs
to bridges, airports and highways.
-Enhancing
Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.
Signed on January 25,
2017
The
order states a few changes to be made to immigration policies, but most notably
it will strip federal grant money to so-called sanctuary cities. It will also
create an office to assist the victims of crimes committed by undocumented
immigrants and calls on local and state policy to detain or apprehend people that
are in the United States illegally.
-Border
Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.
Signed on January 25,
2017
This
order is targeted at fulfilling one of Trump’s key promises made in his
campaign, enhancing border security, by directing federal funding to construct
a wall along the mexico-U.S. border. It directs the secretary of homeland
security to prepare congressional budget requests for the wall and to “end the
abuse of parole and asylum provisions” that complicate the withdraw of
undocumented immigrants.
-Protecting the Nation
from Foreign Terrorist Entry in the United States.
Signed on January 27,
2017
this order suspends any
entry of immigrants from seven of the muslim-majority countries such as Syria,
Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Somlia. For 90 days and stop all refugess
from entering the country for 120 days. Syrian refugees are banned any other
way. During the ban the secretary of homeland security of state will review and
reword the refugee admission process.
-Ethics
Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees.
Signed on January 28,
2017
This
order will stop all executive branch officials from lobbying for five years
after they depart office and places a lifetime ban on lobbying a foreign
government.
-Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.
Signed on January 30,
2017
This
order states that executive departments and agencies must cut two regulations
for every one new regulation made. The regulation spending cannot exceed 0
dollars either, and at any costs associated with regulations must be offset
with eliminations.
-Core
Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System.
Signed on February 3,
2017
The
order lays down the administration’s “core principles” regarding the U.S.
financial system which includes:
*making
regulation “efficient, effective and appropriately
tailored.
*preventing
government bailouts.
*ensuring
that U.S. firms are competitive with foreign companies.
-Task
Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety.
Signed on February 9,
2017
This
order directs Attorney General Jeff Sessions to make a task force that would
propose new legislation to diminish crime, highlight drug trafficking, illegal
immigration and violent crime. This task force will submit annual reports to
the President.
-Preventing
Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal and Local Law Enforcement Officers.
Signed on February 9,
2017
This
order will call upon the Justice Department to “enhance the protection and
safety” of law enforcement by increasing penalties for crimes committed against
all officers.
-Enforcing
Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing
International Trafficking.
Signed on February 9,
2017
This
order outlines the administrations approach to cutting down organized crime
like gangs, cartels and racketeering organizations, by furthering cooperation
with foreign governments and the ways in which federal agencies share and trade
information and data.
-Providing
an Order of Succession within the Department of Justice.
Signed on February 9.
2017
Just
two weeks after firing Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, this order will
change the order of succession for Sessions, who won approval as attorney
general this past week. The sequence is: the U.S. attorney for the Eastern
District of Virginia, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
and the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Even
though those are only the executive orders he has signed, President Donald J.
Trump has kept his promises and carried them out in only the first month of his
presidency. And at this rate America will surely be moving forward fast to
becoming Great Again!
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