Rolling back Executive Orders that controlled healthcare costs, protected the vulnerable, and addressed the climate crisis while also strengthening the economy IS NOT NORMAL.
- Sarah Kate Levy
- Jan 21
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 22
Here's a nowhere near comprehensive list of progress that got rolled back yesterday:
Sec. 2. Revocation of Orders and Actions. The following executive actions are hereby revoked:
Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government).
Executive Order 13987 of January 20, 2021 (Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government To Provide a Unified and Effective Response To Combat COVID-19 and To Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security).
Executive Order 13988 of January 20, 2021 (Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation).
Executive Order 13989 of January 20, 2021 (Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel).
Executive Order 13990 of January 20, 2021 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis).
Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021 (Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad).
Executive Order 14009 of January 28, 2021 (Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act).
Executive Order 14010 of February 2, 2021 (Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework To Address the Causes of Migration, To Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and To Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border).
Executive Order 14011 of February 2, 2021 (Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families).
Executive Order 14012 of February 2, 2021 (Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans).
Executive Order 14013 of February 4, 2021 (Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration).
Executive Order 14019 of March 7, 2021 (Promoting Access to Voting).
Executive Order 14021 of March 8, 2021 (Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity).
Executive Order 14031 of May 28, 2021 (Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders).
Executive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce).
Executive Order 14037 of August 5, 2021 (Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks).
Executive Order 14045 of September 13, 2021 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics).
Executive Order 14049 of October 11, 2021 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities).
Executive Order 14050 of October 19, 2021 (White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans).
Executive Order 14052 of November 15, 2021 (Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act).
You can find the whole list of the ways this new administration wants to hypercharge poverty, discrimination, and climate disaster here:
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