20 things Donald Trump wants to change as President

November 16, 2016 07:06

(Baonghean.vn) - Some contents in the US government apparatus have fallen into Donald Trump's sights and were "promised" to be destroyed when elected. In the days after the recent election, people have witnessed the President-elect starting to moderate his stance. Therefore, public opinion is interested in how many of his commitments will become reality in the coming time.

Ảnh minh họa: NYT.
Illustration: NYT.

Law enforcement activities

1 - Clean Power Plan: regulations to tackle pollution from coal-fired power plants.

2 - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: protects undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children.

3 - Deferred action against parents of US citizens and legal permanent residents: intended to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation, but an appeals court ruled to block the plan, with a 4-4 vote at the Supreme Court.

4 - The U.S. Waterways System: regulations to protect waterways and wetlands.

Legislative

5 - Affordable Care Act: In an interview last weekend, Mr. Trump said he might keep many parts of President Obama's signature legislative achievement.

6 - Dodd-Frank financial reform law after the 2008 financial crisis.

7 - Control the defense budget: limit spending automatically and comprehensively.

8 - Alternative minimum tax: to make it harder for the rich to take advantage of many forms of tax breaks.

9 - Land tax: currently applies to only about 5,300 of the richest families.

10 - Gun-free zones: at military bases and schools.

International obligations

11 - Paris Climate Agreement: commitment by more than 190 countries to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

12 - North American Free Trade Agreement: an agreement signed between the United States, Canada and Mexico more than 20 years ago.

13 - Trans-Pacific Partnership: an agreement between the United States and several Asian countries.

14 - Payments to the United Nations Climate Fund.

Tổng thống đắc cử Mỹ Donald Trump. Ảnh: NYT.
US President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: NYT.

Federal agencies

15 - Ministry of Education: “cumbersome, can basically be eliminated”.

16 - Environmental Protection Agency: “We will get rid of it in every form.”

Other

17 - Undocumented immigrants with criminal records.

18 - Federal funding of so-called sanctuary cities: places where local officials stop cooperating with federal immigration officers.

19 - Core Standards: Standards for Learning Math and English.

20 - Syrian migrants: Temporarily banned.

Phu Binh

(According to NYT)

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