Report Card: President Biden's First 100 Days 💯
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💯 What has President Biden been up to in the 100 days since his inauguration? And why does the 100 day mark even matter? What is an executive order? And how does it work? 🎮 How are doctors in New York planning to clear brain fog in Covid-19 patients? 📚 A high school in England received a package from a former student containing a library book that was overdue by 32 years. 🦜 Plus! The Trivia Question of the Day!
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President Biden’s First 100 Days:
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/548656-dc-goes-to-the-dogs-major-and-champ-that-is
What is an Executive Order? https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/teaching-legal-docs/what-is-an-executive-order-/
News Headlines:
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/19/22391587/long-covid-brain-cognitive-treatment-video-game-akili
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/04/19/overdue-library-book-32-years-St-John-Fisher-Catholic-High-School-Peterborough-England/2841618859687/
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://abc7.com/entertainment/what-you-need-to-know-about-disneyland-reopening/10540778/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1619726423346000&usg=AOvVaw1GDTIk8yhm_QLVUM507tfW
Trivia Question:
https://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/andrew-jacksons-pet-parrot/
TRANSCRIPT:
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Bethany Van Delft 0:06
Okay Ten'ners, it's April 29 and President Biden has been in office for 100 days. In the next 10 minutes, we'll find out what's up with presidential milestones. I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is The Ten News. So exactly what is President Biden been up to in the 100 days since his inauguration? And why does the 100 day mark even matter? Let's go to our correspondent Pamela Kirkland to find out.
Pamela Kirkland 0:38
From a historic diverse cabinet, to hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines being sent out, President Biden's first 100 days have had a lot of achievements. It also hasn't all been smooth sailing, but three months into his presidential term, let's take a look at what his administration has been able to do.
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Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, Kamala Davey Harris, do solemnly swear.
Kamala Harris 1:09
I, Kamala Davey Harris, do solemnly swear....
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that I will so...
Pamela Kirkland 1:13
Starting with Inauguration Day, the country's first Black and South Asian-American woman to become vice president was sworn in after a quick fist bump. It was Joe Biden's turn.
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So help me God. Congratulations, Mr. President.
Pamela Kirkland 1:29
Day one, it's time to get to work and get to work President Biden did, signing executive orders. Those orders allow presidents to make policy without having to go through Congress. He didn't sign one or two, he signed 17 just hours after becoming president. They did a lot from ending construction of a wall along the border of the United States and Mexico, to rejoining a deal to help battle climate change to protecting young immigrants. But at the top of the agenda, the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Joe Biden 2:05
And I made a commitment that in the first 100 days, we would make sure we had 100 million shots in people's arms. And so that's what we've done.
Pamela Kirkland 2:14
Starting with getting vaccines for COVID-19 out to as many Americans as possible, the President was vaccinated, and so was Vice President Harris.
Kamala Harris 2:24
Well, so I've had the vaccine. And it really was painless, relatively painless.
Pamela Kirkland 2:30
But it wasn't seamless. There were production hiccups, some people didn't want to take the vaccine. But that promise made in January was kept.
President Joe Biden 2:39
100 million shots of vaccine in people's arms.
Pamela Kirkland 2:45
In fact, the Biden administration actually upped the ante and made a new goal of getting 200 million shots in the 100 days, they met that goal too. On top of a worldwide pandemic The economy was struggling. So next up a plan to help Americans recover.
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The American rescue plan is President Biden's comprehensive plan to address the public health crisis and resulting economic crisis. The plan breaks down into three categories, relief shots, and schools.
Pamela Kirkland 3:17
The American rescue plan sent $1400 checks to Americans, money to states to help recover from the pandemic, and money for COVID-19 vaccines and testing. But it didn't come cheap. That plan cost $1.9 trillion. While President Biden was rolling out his new plans, he started nominating his cabinet, the group of government officials who serve as the President's closest advisors. It's the most diverse cabinet ever being made yet again. And it includes the very first Native American cabinet secretary in US history. The President made reopening schools for in person learning a top priority in his first 100 days and directed roughly $140 billion to school districts to help them return students to the classroom. But the first 100 days also brought some special four legged members back to the White House. Did you hear that? That was Champ. Well, maybe it was Major. Anyway, it was one of the President's German Shepherds barking at the end of the meeting, the two presidential pups moved into the White House from Delaware. But even they've had a rocky first 100 days. Major was in the doghouse for a biting incident and someone left a poo present in the diplomatic room. But there's no time for doggy drama. The first 100 days of a president's term are crucial. Why you ask? Well, historically what a president is able to accomplish in their first 100 days becomes their legacy. It started back when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was pretty President. v FDR passed 15 major pieces of legislation and 76 laws during the first 100 days of his presidency back in 1933. It's a high bar that's been set. So how do you think the President's doing so far?
Bethany Van Delft 5:20
That brings us to our The Ten News definition breakdown. We just heard that President Biden has signed a whole lot of executive orders. What is an executive order? Well, it's not what the President wants for lunch. An executive order is something written, published and signed by the president of the United States that manages how the federal government operates. Executive Orders are considered law, but they don't have to be approved by Congress. Congress can make it really hard to actually carry out the order by passing legislation to take away funding or otherwise making things difficult. But only a sitting US president can overturn an executive order by... wait for it... issuing another executive order. Oh, geez. Now that we're caught up on presidential news, what else is going on in the world? Well, doctors in New York looking for ways to clear brain fog and COVID-19 patients are testing a prescription video game. It's already been cleared is an ADHD treatment for kids between eight and 12 years old.
A Kid 6:37
Awesome.
Bethany Van Delft 6:38
The 2020 US Census results are in and lots of changes are happening in Congress as a result. Check out our episode this Saturday for more on what it all means. A high school in England reportedly received a package from a former student containing a library book that was overdue by 32 years.
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Seriously.
Bethany Van Delft 7:01
School officials estimate the late fees at $1,163. But have no plans to collect. And big mouse news this week. Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are reopening this Friday, April 30. Well, sorta. The park will only be open to California residents for now. And not everything will be open. But it's a small start. It's a small start after all, it's a small start. What's that over there? I think it's a....
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What, what, what's the big idea?
Bethany Van Delft 7:41
Trivia on The Ten. The Biden's dog may have gotten into some trouble since moving into the White House, but Major isn't the first presidential pet to cause a stir. Which of the following was a real presidential pain? A? a potty mouth parrot, B) a ferocious ferret or C) a curtain destroying cat.
Did you guess it? The answer is A.
Andrew Jackson, our seventh president had an African grey parrot named Paul that reportedly used some very foul language. F-O-W-L instead of F-O-U-L, get it? According to accounts, the bird had to be removed from Jackson's own funeral for quote, swearing so loud and long as to disturb the people. Give the bird a chance everyone grieves differently.
Time's up. But before we go, did you know that Mother's Day is coming up? Oh, that's right. And we're preparing a really fun episode to celebrate moms and mother figures in our lives. Do you have a story to share? Or would you like to give a mom a shout out on the show? Submit on our website at thetennews.com and click on the share story link or you can email us at hello@thetennews.com. We can't wait to hear from you Ten'ners.
Bethany Van Delft 9:25
Thanks for listening to The Ten News. Look out for our new episodes on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and extras on Saturdays. You can go deeper into today's stories by visiting thetennews.com. The Ten News is a co production of Small But Mighty Media and Next Chapter Podcasts and is distributed by iHeartRadio. The Ten News creative team returns their library books on time and includes Tracey Crooks, Pete Musto, Jenner Pascua, Stephen Tompkins, and Sarah Olender. Pamela Kirkland contributed to today's episode. Our production director is Jeremiah Tittle. Our executive producers are Donald Albright and show creator Tracy Leeds Kaplan. I'm Bethany Van Delft. And thanks for listening to The Ten News. Goodbye.
