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President Biden signs executive orders on the economy Friday as Vice President Harris looks on, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Biden signs executive orders to boost economic relief for Americans struggling amid pandemic

President Biden on Friday signed two executive orders to boost economic relief for Americans struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. “We cannot, will not let people go hungry. We cannot let people be evicted because of nothing they did themselves. … We have to act,” he said in remarks at the White House.  
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Biden is pushing to significantly increase federal food assistance for millions of hungry families as part of executive actions intended to stabilize a deteriorating economy weighed down by the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Up to 100 sites run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could begin offering coronavirus vaccinations within the next month, part of a Biden strategy that would dramatically expand the federal government’s role in the effort to corral the pandemic.
The White House announced that Biden is commissioning “a comprehensive threat assessment” on domestic violent extremism as part of the White House’s response to the Jan. 6 takeover of the Capitol by a violent pro-Trump mob.
Biden signed an order mandating masks in airports and on many planes, trains, ships and intercity buses. His action follows an order — his first as president — requiring masks on federal property.
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Biden is pushing to significantly increase federal food assistance for millions of hungry families as part of executive actions intended to stabilize a deteriorating economy weighed down by the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Up to 100 sites run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could begin offering coronavirus vaccinations within the next month, part of a Biden strategy that would dramatically expand the federal government’s role in the effort to corral the pandemic.
The White House announced that Biden is commissioning “a comprehensive threat assessment” on domestic violent extremism as part of the White House’s response to the Jan. 6 takeover of the Capitol by a violent pro-Trump mob.
Biden signed an order mandating masks in airports and on many planes, trains, ships and intercity buses. His action follows an order — his first as president — requiring masks on federal property.
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