Signing several actions in front of reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon, Biden said there was ‘no time to waste’

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Biden signed a document to begin the process of re-entering the Paris climate accord and issued a sweeping order tackling climate change, including revoking the presidential permit granted to the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Among a raft of orders addressing immigration, Biden revoked Trumps emergency declaration that helped fund the construction of a border wall and ended a travel ban on some majority-Muslim countries.
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The Day One plans were just the start of a flurry of executive actions Biden would take soon after entering office, said his press secretary, Jen Psaki.
In the coming days and weeks, we will be announcing additional executive actions that confront these challenges and deliver on the president-elects promises to the American people, Psaki said.
Further actions would include revoking the ban on military service by transgender Americans, and reversing a policy that blocks U.S. funding for programs overseas linked to abortion.
On the economic front, Biden asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to extend a moratorium on evictions until the end of March, and the Department of Education to suspend student loan payments until the end of September.