President-elect Joe Biden faced a terrible battle on his way to the White House.
But the challenges are not over.
Biden
will inherit a nation that is still reeling from the Coronavirus epidemic,
economic downturn, racial injustice, and growing unrest over growing concerns
about climate change.
And
he will deal with all of them, including Republicans, who are still in control
of the Senate.
Here
are some of the top ones Biden will face in the presidency.
COVID-19
The
coronavirus epidemic is far away. Matters are on the rise across the country,
as many states are in the eighth month of implementing some form of social
distance guidance.
A
record 121,888 new COVID-19 infections were added’ nationwide on Thursday. More
than 231,000 people in the United States have died from the virus, and more
than 900,000 Americans have contracted it.
During
the campaign, Biden outlined some of the things he would do to deal with
COVID-19.
Earlier,
he said he would contact governors to help implement the mask mandate. If
denied, the former vice president said he would approach local officials.
Biden
also said he would launch a national plan to increase testing for the virus,
implement national guidelines to reopen it to states under the guidance of
scientists, and said a coronavirus vaccine would be available. Will be free
later.
Although
experts say at least one vaccine candidate could receive FDA approval by the
end of the year, it could take months for more than 300 million people living
in the United States to receive a single vaccine, the world's only 7 billion.
Leave the people
Now,
as president, Biden will have to carry out his plan instead of what he would
have done if he had been Commander-in-Chief.
Economy
Although
Biden will need to deal with the epidemic, he will also need to deal with the
country's economic recovery after facing a recession as a result of the
epidemic.
In
a speech last month about his response to COVID-19, Biden said that if elected,
he would give Congress a desk bill on his desk to deal with the virus. It also
includes funds to deal with public and economic aspects.
During
the transition, Biden said in October, "During the transition, I will be
in touch with every governor in each state, red and blue, as well as mayors and
local officials, to find out what help they need and how much they need
it." “Speech
He
added: "I will ask the new Congress to put a bill on its table with all
its resources by the end of January, so that both our public health and our an economic response can be seen by the end."
Biden
is not specific about what his stimulus plan will be, and has previously said:
"We should provide the money that the House has given so that people need
to keep their businesses open. Get help. "
Earlier
this year, Congress passed a Coronavirus stimulus package, which included
200,200 stimulus checks for many Americans. But Congress has not passed a new
round of legislation in months.
But
Biden has drawn up a plan for unemployment benefits, which he says will be a
health unemployment initiative to help all workers facing job losses due to the
CoVID-19 crisis. Will create such schemes to provide unemployment benefits to
the unemployed. But the benefits will be denied’ for a number of reasons, the
COVID-19 crisis will extend unemployment insurance and emergency compensation
will guarantee sick leave and care leave.
Racial injustice
Black
voters paved Biden’s road to the White House in the early and late days of the
election, where many of Biden's votes came from voters in Philadelphia,
Detroit, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.
But
black Americans, along with white allies and others of color, continue to take
to the streets across the country for their involvement in police firing and
racial injustice.
Biden,
who has publicly used the phrase "black lives meter," has launched a
plan that includes a range of policies to combat systemic racism, including in
black-owned small businesses. Investing is to create new tax debt to help black
Americans buy homes, and historically invest in black colleges and universities
(HBCUs).
President-elects
will need to address racial tensions across the country in the immediate
future and not just point to their own agenda.
Stephanie
Brown James, who led Obama's 2012 U.S. effort to engage African American
leaders and voters and co-founder of the Collective PAC, told the United States
today that activists within the movement called for Biden's presidency. Will
not remain silent
He
said he expects the administration to set up a number of community task forces,
including the "Black Life Meters".
"Biden
and Harris will continue to be pressured to keep their promises," he said.
"Congress is going to be under a lot of pressure to do the same."
Climate
change
Just
one day after the general election, Biden promised to join the Paris Climate
Agreement on the first day of his presidency, a plan signed by the Obama
administration to tackle climate change.
Activists
may want to see more of the former vice president instead of signing the Paris
Agreement when he becomes vice president.
Over
the past several months, several hurricanes have affected the United States and
its environs. In addition, fires on the west coast have destroyed thousands of
miles of land.
Young
voters and progressives are likely to suppress Biden. Biden Green does not
support the New Deal, but "released his plan with the goal of achieving a
100% clean energy economy and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050."
Progressives,
like Waleed Shahid, the Democrats' director of communications, said activists
wanted to see Biden pass an economic stimulus package that includes financial
support to combat systemic racism and climate change.
"Progressives
are really focusing on how bold, how big, and what will lead our country to a
solution to the great crisis we are going through," he said. They said.
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