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How Joe Biden can move his economic agenda without the US Congress
US President-elect Joe Biden could also use the federal government’s buying power to create more domestic manufacturing jobs, a goal he highlighted during the campaign. New York Times
Source: Reuters
President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to reshape the economy through legislation hinges in large part on the outcome of the two Georgia runoffs in January that will decide control of the Senate. But even without a cooperative Congress, his administration will be able to act on its agenda of raising workers’ standard of living and creating good jobs by taking a series of unilateral actions under existing law.
How Biden Can Move His Economic Agenda Without Congress
Union leaders and policy experts say the next administration could do plenty on behalf of workers through regulation and other powers.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. may be able to achieve his goals on labor policy even without a cooperative Congress.Credit.Hilary Swift for The New York Times
Published Dec. 15, 2020Updated Jan. 14, 2021
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s ability to reshape the economy through legislation hinges in large part on the outcome of the two Georgia runoffs in January that will decide control of the Senate. But even without a cooperative Congress, his administration will be able to act on its agenda of raising workers’ standard of living and creating good jobs by taking a series of unilateral actions under existing law.