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Trump administration toolboxA guide to the first 100 days
February 3, 2017
Producer: Presentation Center teamDirector: Alistair Taylor
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
Roadmap
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Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
January 23, 2017 | Presentation Center Team
ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
CYBERSECURITY: FIRST 100 DAYS
Cybersecurity in the first 100 days of President-elect Trump’s administration
Details on the president-elect’s potential cybersecurity lineup
January 19, 2017 | Jessica Grischkan
Sources: “Donald Trump’s statement after intelligence briefing on hacking,” NYT, January 6, 2017; Chris Bing, “’A grave mistake’— Rep. McCaul pushes back on Trump cyber-defense plan,” FedScoop, January 5, 2017 Susan
Page, “Conway dismisses need for independent hack probe, says Trump may reconsider sanctions on Russia,” USA Today, January 9, 2017; David E. Sanger, “Obama strikes back at Russia for election hacking,” NYT,
December 29, 2016; Images by Edward Boatman, Phil Laver and Nikita Kozin, The Noun Project, January 2017.
Critical infrastructure
In a November transition video, Trump said he would ask the Department of ask the Department of ask the Department of ask the Department of
Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs to develop a to develop a to develop a to develop a strategy to defend strategy to defend strategy to defend strategy to defend
critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.The video triggered jurisdictional
controversy given that the law vests authority for the protection of domestic
infrastructure in the Department of Homeland Security, separate from
DoD’s focus on cyber warfare and its own networks
90-day planThe president-elect has indicated
cybersecurity will be a priority in the
early days of his administration.
Following his intelligence briefing on
Russian hacking, President-elect Trump
announced plans to convene a team in plans to convene a team in plans to convene a team in plans to convene a team in
the first 90 days of his presidency to the first 90 days of his presidency to the first 90 days of his presidency to the first 90 days of his presidency to
“aggressively combat and stop “aggressively combat and stop “aggressively combat and stop “aggressively combat and stop
cyberattacks,”cyberattacks,”cyberattacks,”cyberattacks,” though further details
have not yet been released
Reviewing sanctionsAdvisors have indicated the president-
elect will likely examine the sanctions examine the sanctions examine the sanctions examine the sanctions
recently levied recently levied recently levied recently levied against Russia against Russia against Russia against Russia to ensure to ensure to ensure to ensure
they are “proportionate they are “proportionate they are “proportionate they are “proportionate to what to what to what to what
occurred, based on what we occurred, based on what we occurred, based on what we occurred, based on what we know.” know.” know.” know.”
President Obama announced the
measures, whose targets include two
Russian intelligence agencies and the
expulsion of 35 Russian intelligence
operatives from the U.S., in response to
the Kremlin’s cyber interference in the
U.S. presidential election
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Draft of President Trump’s latest executive order calls for four significant cybersecurity evaluations
January 30, 2017 | Jessica Grischkan
Sources: “Executive Order — Strengthening U.S. cyber security and capabilities,” January 2017; Joseph Marks, “Draft Trump order would launch 4 major cyber reviews,” Nextgov, January 27, 2017; Andrew Forrester, Creative Stall, Noun Project, Jan. 2017.
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CYBERSECURITY
1. Review of cyber vulnerabilities
The order directs the secretaries of defense and homeland
security, the director of national intelligence, and the assistants
to the president for national security affairs, homeland security
and counterterrorism to assess “the most critical U.S. cyber
vulnerabilities.” Within 60 days of the order’s publication, the Within 60 days of the order’s publication, the Within 60 days of the order’s publication, the Within 60 days of the order’s publication, the
secretary of defense will provide the president with secretary of defense will provide the president with secretary of defense will provide the president with secretary of defense will provide the president with
recommendations, recommendations, recommendations, recommendations, while the secretary of homeland security will while the secretary of homeland security will while the secretary of homeland security will while the secretary of homeland security will
offer recommendations for infrastructure in the public and offer recommendations for infrastructure in the public and offer recommendations for infrastructure in the public and offer recommendations for infrastructure in the public and
private sectors as well as civilian federal government private sectors as well as civilian federal government private sectors as well as civilian federal government private sectors as well as civilian federal government
infrastructureinfrastructureinfrastructureinfrastructure. Properly equipping relevant agencies ”adequate
legal authority,” will also be addressed in the vulnerabilities
review.4. Private sector infrastructure incentives report
Within 100 days of the issuance of the executive order, the
secretaries of commerce, treasury and homeland security, along with
the assistant to the president for economic affairs, will advise the advise the advise the advise the
president on ways to incentivize owners and operators of private president on ways to incentivize owners and operators of private president on ways to incentivize owners and operators of private president on ways to incentivize owners and operators of private
sector infrastructure to implement stronger cybersecurity defensessector infrastructure to implement stronger cybersecurity defensessector infrastructure to implement stronger cybersecurity defensessector infrastructure to implement stronger cybersecurity defenses.
3. Review of U.S. cyber capabilities
Upon completion of the vulnerabilities and adversaries reviews, an , an , an , an
examination of cyber capabilities at the Departments of Defense and examination of cyber capabilities at the Departments of Defense and examination of cyber capabilities at the Departments of Defense and examination of cyber capabilities at the Departments of Defense and
Homeland Security as well as the National Security Agency will Homeland Security as well as the National Security Agency will Homeland Security as well as the National Security Agency will Homeland Security as well as the National Security Agency will
identify those capabilities in need of improvements in order to defend identify those capabilities in need of improvements in order to defend identify those capabilities in need of improvements in order to defend identify those capabilities in need of improvements in order to defend
U.S. critical infrastructureU.S. critical infrastructureU.S. critical infrastructureU.S. critical infrastructure. In addition, the secretaries of defense and
homeland security will address the long-term maintenance of the
U.S. cyber capability advantage by assessing computer science,
mathematics and cybersecurity curricula from elementary through
higher education.
2. Review of cyber adversaries
Officials will also conduct an assessment of “the identities, “the identities, “the identities, “the identities,
capabilities, and vulnerabilities of the principal U.S. cyber capabilities, and vulnerabilities of the principal U.S. cyber capabilities, and vulnerabilities of the principal U.S. cyber capabilities, and vulnerabilities of the principal U.S. cyber
adversaries.” adversaries.” adversaries.” adversaries.” The resulting report will be delivered within 60
days to the president by the director of national intelligence.
Details on the order, “Strengthening U.S. cyber security and capabilities”
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Analysis and unanswered questions• It is unclear when the order may be signed, but the the the the directive reassured previous concerns triggered by the then presidentdirective reassured previous concerns triggered by the then presidentdirective reassured previous concerns triggered by the then presidentdirective reassured previous concerns triggered by the then president----elect’s elect’s elect’s elect’s
statement regarding a DoD review of critical infrastructure cyber defense, which is under the purview of DHS statement regarding a DoD review of critical infrastructure cyber defense, which is under the purview of DHS statement regarding a DoD review of critical infrastructure cyber defense, which is under the purview of DHS statement regarding a DoD review of critical infrastructure cyber defense, which is under the purview of DHS
• The range of cyber adversaries that will be considered is also The range of cyber adversaries that will be considered is also The range of cyber adversaries that will be considered is also The range of cyber adversaries that will be considered is also uncertainuncertainuncertainuncertain: traditional nation-states like Russia, China and Iran are sure to
top the list, lesser-ranked cyber threats such as terrorist groups or cybercrime syndicates could also be included
Postponing the executive order on cybersecurity, the White House holds a “listening session” and signals potential revisions
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CYBERSECURITY
Sources: Brendan Bordelon, “Trump delays cybersecurity order as experts voice doubts over OMB role,” Morning Consult, January 31, 2017; Jose Pagliery, “Big changes in Trump’s cybersecurity executive order,” CNN, January 31, 2017; Sean Carberry,
“Trump postpones cyber executive order,” FCW, January 31, 2017; Images by Remy Medard, Chameleon Design, Alv Jorgen Bovolden and Icons Fest, The Noun Project, January 2017.
February 1, 2017 | Jessica Grischkan
Details on the status of the cybersecurity directive
Listening session• Though President Trump had planned to issue the cybersecurity executive order on Tuesday, the signing was delayed in favor ofThough President Trump had planned to issue the cybersecurity executive order on Tuesday, the signing was delayed in favor ofThough President Trump had planned to issue the cybersecurity executive order on Tuesday, the signing was delayed in favor ofThough President Trump had planned to issue the cybersecurity executive order on Tuesday, the signing was delayed in favor of a a a a
“listening session” with cybersecurity experts and White House officials“listening session” with cybersecurity experts and White House officials“listening session” with cybersecurity experts and White House officials“listening session” with cybersecurity experts and White House officials, including senior advisor Jared Kushner, national security
adviser Michael Flynn, homeland security adviser Tom Bossert, NSA director Adm. Mike Rogers and Rudy Giuliani, who will lead a
private sector cybersecurity council
Additional provisions• The White House indicated several potential revisions to the
initial draft of the executive order that surfaced last week,
which called for evaluations of U.S. cybersecurity
vulnerabilities, capabilities and adversaries as well as a review
of ways to incentivize stronger cyber defense among owners
and operators of private sector critical infrastructure
• A senior White House official informed reporters that the the the the
directive will now centralize cybersecurity risk assessment in directive will now centralize cybersecurity risk assessment in directive will now centralize cybersecurity risk assessment in directive will now centralize cybersecurity risk assessment in
the Office of Management and Budget.the Office of Management and Budget.the Office of Management and Budget.the Office of Management and Budget. If included in the final
order, the OMB director would “assess and manage the
collective risk of the federal executive branch”
• Some cyber experts questioned whether the OMB has the
cyber chops to fill that role, while others indicated that as long
as the different security risks and requirements of the
numerous federal agencies are taken into account, and
individual agencies remain primarily responsible for their own
security, OMB centralization would be feasible
Agency accountability• During the meeting, President Trump declared his During the meeting, President Trump declared his During the meeting, President Trump declared his During the meeting, President Trump declared his
intention to “hold my cabinet secretaries and agency intention to “hold my cabinet secretaries and agency intention to “hold my cabinet secretaries and agency intention to “hold my cabinet secretaries and agency
heads accountable, totally accountable for the heads accountable, totally accountable for the heads accountable, totally accountable for the heads accountable, totally accountable for the
cybersecurity of their organization”cybersecurity of their organization”cybersecurity of their organization”cybersecurity of their organization”
• The White House official who briefed the press
reinforced the president’s statement, saying that
despite the directive’s move toward centralization,
individual agency leaders will be in charge of individual agency leaders will be in charge of individual agency leaders will be in charge of individual agency leaders will be in charge of
cybersecurity “as opposed to delegating it down to cybersecurity “as opposed to delegating it down to cybersecurity “as opposed to delegating it down to cybersecurity “as opposed to delegating it down to
their CIOS or more subordinate junior staff” their CIOS or more subordinate junior staff” their CIOS or more subordinate junior staff” their CIOS or more subordinate junior staff”
• As part of this effort, the draft will also be amended to
include a requirement that agencies incorporate the a requirement that agencies incorporate the a requirement that agencies incorporate the a requirement that agencies incorporate the
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s
cybersecurity guidelines,cybersecurity guidelines,cybersecurity guidelines,cybersecurity guidelines, which are currently voluntary
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Roadmap
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
Trump has been vocal about supporting and protecting police forces across the nation
What to expect from President Trump on criminal justice
Sources: Jenna Goff, Joan Greve, “Trump vs. Clinton: criminal justice reform,” PBS, September 19, 2016; “Donald Trump on Crime,” On the Issues, December 14, 2016; Images
via Noun Project.
January 25, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
PolicePolicePolicePolice
• Trump often defends the police and takes the position that they are widely underappreciated
• “Sure there’ll be a bad apple, and it ends up on the news for weeks, and everybody hates the police.
The fact is they do an incredible job"
Body camerasBody camerasBody camerasBody cameras
• Trump supports the use of body cameras, but has said individual departments should make the
determination whether or not to use them for themselves
• Trump has expressed support for federal funding of body cameras
Mass incarcerationMass incarcerationMass incarcerationMass incarceration
• Trump has not released specifics on mass incarceration, but the he has criticized the Obama
administration’s “rollback of criminal enforcement” and promised he would be “tough on crime”
Racial profilingRacial profilingRacial profilingRacial profiling
• Trump has actively encouraged the practice of racial profiling, especially in the context of fighting
terrorism
• He praised the profiling methods used in Israel in the days following the Orlando shooting
Death penaltyDeath penaltyDeath penaltyDeath penalty
• One of Trump’s longest held views is his support for the death penalty, which dates back to 1989 when
he took out four full-page ads in New York newspapers in reference to the “Central Park 5” case saying
“when [murderers] kill, they should be executed for their crimes”
• He has softened his language of late, but still supports the death penalty
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE: FIRST 100 DAYS
Trump has positioned himself as a president who will stand for “law and order”
Trump’s ‘five actions to restore security and the constitutional rule of law’
Sources: Jenna Goff, Joan Greve, “Trump vs. Clinton: criminal justice reform,” PBS, September 19, 2016; “Donald Trump on Crime,” On the Issues, December 14, 2016; Images
via Noun Project.
January 20, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued Cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued Cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued Cancel every unconstitutional executive action, memorandum and order issued
by President Obamaby President Obamaby President Obamaby President Obama
Begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 Begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 Begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20 Begin the process of selecting a replacement for Justice Scalia from one of the 20
judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution judges on my list, who will uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution
Cancel all federal funding to sanctuary citiesCancel all federal funding to sanctuary citiesCancel all federal funding to sanctuary citiesCancel all federal funding to sanctuary cities
Begin removing the more than two million criminal illegal immigrants from the Begin removing the more than two million criminal illegal immigrants from the Begin removing the more than two million criminal illegal immigrants from the Begin removing the more than two million criminal illegal immigrants from the
country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take them back country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take them back country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take them back country and cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take them back
Suspend immigration from terrorSuspend immigration from terrorSuspend immigration from terrorSuspend immigration from terror----prone regions where vetting cannot safely prone regions where vetting cannot safely prone regions where vetting cannot safely prone regions where vetting cannot safely
occuroccuroccuroccur————All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered “extreme All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered “extreme All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered “extreme All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered “extreme
vetting”vetting”vetting”vetting”
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Analysis
• These points are a section of
Trump’s first 100-day plan he
calls his “contract with the
American voter”
• Some objectives, like
removing two million illegal
immigrants, might be initiated
in the first 100 days, but will
be very difficult to do quickly
• Considering he has a
Republican-led House and
Senate, Trump will have a
significant amount of political
capital to work with
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Roadmap
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
DEFENSE: FIRST 100 DAYS
Trump’s national security plan, “Peace Through Strength,” requires broad spending increases
Trump’s national security priorities for the first 100 days
Sources: “Peace through strength,” Donald Trump’s speech on national security,” September 7, 2016; Rob Garver, “Trump could make good on his defense spending promise in
his first 100 days,” Business Insider, December 9, 2016.
January 24, 2017 | Libbie Wilcox
1. Expand capabilities
ExpandExpandExpandExpand the Army to 540,000 active duty
soldiers, the Navy to 350 ships, the Air
Force to 1,200 fighters, the Marines to
36 battalions
ModernizeModernizeModernizeModernize the nuclear arsenal and the
ballistic missile defense system
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2. Defeat ISIL
3. Increase spending
Present Present Present Present a plan to defeat and destroy ISIL
within 30 days of entering office
Reassess Reassess Reassess Reassess relationship with Russia in
Syria the fight against terrorism
Eliminate Eliminate Eliminate Eliminate all unnecessary bureaucratic
spending in the Pentagon
Request Request Request Request the repeal of the defense
sequester
Feasibility: Feasibility: Feasibility: Feasibility:
• The Budget Control Act of 2011
requires 60 votes in the Senate to
repeal the spending cap on the
Pentagon
• While the 2017 National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA)
mandates military spending
increases, Congress still has to
pass an appropriations bill
mandating how the Pentagon will
spend the funds
• In terms of eliminating waste, the
Pentagon has never been
effectively audited and solutions
to eliminating errors that created
trillions of dollars in excess
spending have yet to be put
forward
• Further, Trump’s desire to
alleviate tensions with Russia will
likely face strong opposition in
Congress
Roadmap
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
ENERGY: FIRST 100 DAYS
Trump aims to increase the number of high paying jobs in the U.S., especially in shale and coal industries
Actions on energy and the environment Trump will take in the first 100 days
January 23, 2017 | Claire Carter
Source: NounProject, Luis Prado
Executive action to cancel restrictions on American energy to encourage more high paying jobs in both industries
Clean coalClean coalClean coalClean coal
Shale Shale Shale Shale
Step 1Formulate regulations so that for every new regulation, two must be eliminated
Step 2
AnalysisThe regulations most likely to be repealed could
be environmental regulations as President-elect
Trump seeks to revitalize the coal and natural gas
industries
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Trump has vowed to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, but that process could take four years
What the Trump presidency means for energy and the environment
November 17, 2016 | Claire Carter
Source: Robin Bravender, “Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?” E&E News, November 14, 2016; Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis, “Trump victory
reverses U.S. energy and environmental priorities,” The Washington Post, November 9, 2016; NounProject, ProSymbols, Adreine, Jason Dilworth, Irene, Icon Fair.
Clean Water Rule (Waters of the U.S.)Clean Water Rule (Waters of the U.S.)Clean Water Rule (Waters of the U.S.)Clean Water Rule (Waters of the U.S.)
Likely to be removed/overturned
The rule makes small waterways like wetlands and ponds
subject to federal rules. The rule is in the Sixth Circuit Court
of Appeals and will likely go to the Supreme Court unless
Trump repeals it
Clean Power Plan Clean Power Plan Clean Power Plan Clean Power Plan
Likely to be removed/overturned
The Clean Power Plan has been put on hold by the Supreme
Court and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is deciding
whether to overturn it or not. If a decision does not come by
inauguration day Trump’s Justice Department lawyers could
ask for the case to be dismissed and the EPA would undo the
regulation
Lawsuits regarding regulationsLawsuits regarding regulationsLawsuits regarding regulationsLawsuits regarding regulations
Likely to be removed/overturned
The Clean Power Plan, Clean Water Rule, ozone rule and
fracking rule among others are currently under litigation.
Trump could direct the Justice Department to delay litigation
or in other cases simply not appeal the decisions
Paris Climate AgreementParis Climate AgreementParis Climate AgreementParis Climate Agreement
Withdrawing is possible
Trump has repeatedly vowed that he will withdraw from the
deal, but the process of leaving will take four years.
Republicans and the Trump campaign say it will be easy
because the Senate has not ratified the agreement
Offshore oil and gasOffshore oil and gasOffshore oil and gasOffshore oil and gas
Unlikely to be increased
Obama has designated many offshore locations that contain
oil and gas as national monuments and there are no
provisions for Presidents to revoke this status. Trump could
get rid of a five-year plan for offshore leasing, but if Obama
includes it in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act there will
be little Trump can do to include arctic waters in offshore
leases
Energy extraction from public landsEnergy extraction from public landsEnergy extraction from public landsEnergy extraction from public lands
Unlikely to be increased
Development of renewable energy on public lands will likely
continue, but Trump wants to increase oil and gas
exploration on public lands. It is unlikely the administration
will find a way to do so without having to go through the full
rule-making process.
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ENERGY: FIRST 100 DAYS
ENERGY
All regulations that are not final by the time Obama leaves office are likely to receive stop-work orders from Trump
What the Trump presidency means for energy and the environment
January 23, 2017 | Claire Carter
Source: Robin Bravender, “Can Trump deliver on immense energy, climate promises?” E&E News, November 14, 2016; Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis, “Trump victory
reverses U.S. energy and environmental priorities,” The Washington Post, November 9, 2016; Chris Mooney, “Trump’s regulatory freeze halts four Obama rules aimed at
promoting greater energy efficiency,” Washington Post, January 21, 2016; NounProject, David Chapman, Claire Jones, Bakunetsu Kaito.
Coal industry and regulationsCoal industry and regulationsCoal industry and regulationsCoal industry and regulations
Likely to be reformed , regulations removed
The Interior Secretary is likely to remove the
moratorium on coal leasing which effectively ends a
program review on royalties and climate change. The
final stream protection rule could also receive
significant revisions. Given an GOP-Congress,
theoretically coal regulations could be rewritten.
However, coal faces a significant competitor in natural
gas which Trump plans to expand.
Renewable Fuel StandardRenewable Fuel StandardRenewable Fuel StandardRenewable Fuel Standard
Likely to be modified
The Trump administration will likely make a decision
quickly on the federal renewable fuel standard and
whether to require blenders instead of refiners and
importers to meet the RFS volume requirements for
ethanol and other renewables
‘Midnight’ regulations‘Midnight’ regulations‘Midnight’ regulations‘Midnight’ regulations
Likely to be overturned
All regulations that are not yet final are likely to receive
a stop-work order. This happens every time there is a
change of administration. Given Trump’s goal of
reducing regulations overall, it is unlikely that any will
survive. His freeze on the publishing of regulations in
the Federal Register has already halted four energy
efficiency standards.
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Roadmap
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
Trump and DeVos likely to advocate for school choice
What the Trump presidency could mean for education
January 24, 2017 | Owen Minott
Source: National Journal research; Emily Deruy, “What Betsy Devos did (and didn’t) reveal about her education priorities, The Atlantic, January 17, 2017; Cory Turner, “Can a
president get rid of Common Core?” NPR, November 10, 2016.
School choice and accountability
Trump has advocated for a $20 billion school voucher program. He
highlighted the School Choice and Education Opportunities Act as
one of his priorities in his first 100 days. The bill “redirects education
dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public,
private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice.”
EDUCAITON: FIRST 100 DAYS
Reverse trans bathroom rights executive order
The new administration is likely to reverse the Obama
administration’s executive order requiring that schools allow
students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity.
Eliminate Common Core standards
Trump has said in campaign ads and on twitter that Common Core is
a disaster and that he would get rid of it. However, Common Core
standards were adopted at the state level by governors and state
school superintendents, so Trump may not be able to prevent states
from using the program. However, through the Race to the Top
program, Obama used federal dollars to encourage such
educational standards, and this is likely to stop.
Betsy DeVos’s education stancesDeVos is Trump’s nominee for education secretary
• While she is a longtime activist in support of
charter schools, DeVos said during her
confirmation hearing that the issue of school
choice should be left to the states; DeVos said she
would not try to force states to embrace school
choice
• DeVos indicated that she would reduce federal
oversight of education and allow states to adopt
their own education policies, even going as far as
to suggest that federal laws ensuring the rights of
disabled students should be left to the states
• During her hearings, DeVos did not substantively
discuss Common Core standards or racial inequality
and school segregation
• DeVos also refused to say that guns should not be
allowed in school
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October 4, 2016 | Owen Minott
Sources: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, 2016; Politico, “Hillary Clinton’s $350 billion plan to kill college debt”; Washington Post, “How O’Malley wants to lighten the
load of college debt”; Washington Post, “How student debt became a presidential campaign issue”; MarketWatch, “Where each of the 2016 candidates stand on the student-loan crisis,”; HillaryClinton.com; Heather Gautney, “College Affordability: Comparing the Clinton and Sanders Plans,” BernieSanders.com, August 15, 2015; Scott Jaschik,”Trump’s Emerging Higher Ed Platform,”Inside Higher Ed, May 13, 2016, “What the Republican platform sats about education,” Politico, October 3, 2016.
Trump not likely to support debt-free public universities
College Affordability Plan
Donald TrumpDonald TrumpDonald TrumpDonald Trump
No free or debt-free public higher education*
•Community colleges & public university: Community colleges & public university: Community colleges & public university: Community colleges & public university: When asked if Trump would support debt-free or free public university, his adviser
said “unequivocally no,” saying that it would be too expensive for the government to pay for. He also would not support free
community college.
•Student loans: Student loans: Student loans: Student loans: Would overhaul the student loan system, moving the government out of lending and restoring that role to
private banks, according to an adviser.
•Liberal arts: Liberal arts: Liberal arts: Liberal arts: An Trump adviser said that schools should think carefully before allowing liberal arts majors at non-elite
institutions to borrow, based on future earnings.
•Accountability: Accountability: Accountability: Accountability: Trump believes all colleges should share the risk involved in distributing student loans, including schools that
educate low-income students.
•Accreditation: Accreditation: Accreditation: Accreditation: The GOP platform promotes new systems of learning, including technical institutions, online universities and
work-based learning in the private sector. The GOP platform says that “accreditation should be decoupled from federal
financing.”
•Sexual assault: Sexual assault: Sexual assault: Sexual assault: The GOP platform criticizes the Obama administrations crackdown on sexual assaults, claiming that it distorts
Title IX and that all sexual assault reports should be resolved only by university officials.
HIGHER EDUCATION: FIRST 100 DAYS
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
What to look for in finance in Trump’s first 100 days
Sources: Capital Alpha Partners, “Seventeen for ‘17- our finance themes to start the year,” January 18, 2017.
Seven potential finance changes that could happen in Trump’s first 100 days
DoddDoddDoddDodd----FrankFrankFrankFrank
Under the Trump administration, Dodd-Frank is likely
to be severely weakened but not repealed. One
source of conflict on the repeal will be between
House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-
TX) and Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo
(R-ID). Hensarling will most likely release a CHOICE act
2.0 in February
Housing and GSE reformHousing and GSE reformHousing and GSE reformHousing and GSE reform
Many policy analysts believe that despite Mnuchin’s
comments about full privatization of Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, not much will change for housing policy,
due to disagreements between Mnuchin and OMB
Director designate Mick Mulvaney (R-SC). However,
because of anger over the recent mortgage insurance
premium cuts, Republicans could pass a small bill that
helps mortgage insurers
State casesState casesState casesState cases
Motivated by full Republican control of the
government, states will fight the federal government
over several aspects of financial regulation. Though
they will not win all of the battles, they will win some
CFPB and FSOC declawedCFPB and FSOC declawedCFPB and FSOC declawedCFPB and FSOC declawed
Republicans will likely pass a finance regulation law
that places the CFPB subject to congressional
appropriations. As head of the FSOC, Mnuchin sets
the tone for the financial body and would likely
promote a “deregulatory” era
Easing of bank and insurance regulationsEasing of bank and insurance regulationsEasing of bank and insurance regulationsEasing of bank and insurance regulations
While the Fed is writing two sets of rules for insurers,
the new Republican led FSOC would have little
incentive to implement the Fed’s policies. Many also
expect that the Fed’s stress test will be less rigorous
Fiduciary ruleFiduciary ruleFiduciary ruleFiduciary rule
The Trump administration will likely scrap several
parts of the fiduciary rule, like Obama did in 2009
when he took over from the Bush administration.
While many expect the “best interest” component to
stay, the private right to legal action and BIC
exemption will likely go
Banking ratiosBanking ratiosBanking ratiosBanking ratios
While Trump’s new Fed supervision chief will be
highly influential in changing capital rules, only
Congress can finalize the rules. Some Republicans
support raising capital standards, but not enough of
them to drastically raise rates
January 18, 2017 | Hunter Hamrick
FINANCE: FIRST 100 DAYS
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
HEALTH CARE: FIRST 100 DAYS
Trump’s first 100 days in health care likely to focus on ACA repeal
First 100 days in health care
1: Circumvent the filibusterCongress passed a budget resolution, instructing committees to draft repeal legislation to cut $1 billion from the
deficit by Jan 27
January 19, 2017 | Emilia Varrone
Sources: Robert Pear, “Republicans’ 4-Step Plan to Repeal the Affordable Care Act,” The New York Times, January 4, 2017.
2: Draft legislation for the reconciliation bill
Legislation is likely to focus on eliminating the individual mandate penalty and cutting subsidies for insurers on
the public marketplaces
3: Executive orders
On January 20th Trump issued an executive order, giving agencies license to reduce the economic burden of the
ACA . While the order does not dismantle the law it is the first of many steps needed to repeal it. It is likely that
Trump will attempt to stabilize the health insurance markets and prevent them from collapsing. Other actions
could include repealing Obama administration polices, such as coverage of preventative services, ONC health IT
certification standards, or nutrition labeling requirements.
4: Converge on a replacement
A replacement is likely to be a blend of current Republican plans. The replacement is likely to include tax credits
to lower premiums, encourage the use of health savings accounts, and possibly roll back the Medicaid expansion.
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HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE ORDER
Trump’s executive order contains sweeping, but vague, language on scaling back the ACA
Summary of the executive order on minimizing the ACA’s economic burden
The executive order tells all relevant federal agencies to do all they can to:
January 23, 2017 | Alexander Perry
Sources: White House office of the press secretary, “Executive order: minimizing the economic burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act pending repeal,”
January 20, 2017; Nicholas Bagley, “Trump’s executive order on Obamacare,” the Incidental Economist, January 21, 2017; Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Robert Pear, “Trump Issues
Executive Order Scaling Back Parts of Obamacare” The New York Times, January 20, 2017.
Eliminate any “fiscal burden on any State” or any “cost, fee, tax, penalty Eliminate any “fiscal burden on any State” or any “cost, fee, tax, penalty Eliminate any “fiscal burden on any State” or any “cost, fee, tax, penalty Eliminate any “fiscal burden on any State” or any “cost, fee, tax, penalty
or regulatory burden” on individuals and providersor regulatory burden” on individuals and providersor regulatory burden” on individuals and providersor regulatory burden” on individuals and providers
While the order does not specify the suspension of any particular part of the law, it could result in the
weakening of the “individual mandate.” Although the mandate cannot be eliminated entirely through executive
order, the hardship exemption could be expanded and the IRS could cease harsh enforcement of the mandate.
In addition, the order could settle some ACA-related lawsuits, such as those filed by employers seeking relief
from having to cover contraceptives for female employees on religious grounds
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Give states more flexibilityGive states more flexibilityGive states more flexibilityGive states more flexibility
The order might allow federal officials to be more receptive to state requests for Medicaid waivers, which allow
states to design alternative coverage models. For example, waivers that allow insurers to charge higher premiums
or co-payments than are now allowed, or that allow insurers to offer less generous, cheaper packages of benefits
could be in the offing
Encourage the interstate sale of health insurance Encourage the interstate sale of health insurance Encourage the interstate sale of health insurance Encourage the interstate sale of health insurance
The order instructs agencies to work to create a system that allows the sale of health insurance across state
lines, an idea that Republicans have been proposing as the centerpiece of an alternative to the ACA
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MEXICO CITY POLICY
Trump expands anti-abortion Mexico City policy to potentially include organizations that fight the Zika virus
Mexico City policy executive order reinstated and expanded
Trump expands partisan executive order
• The Mexico City policy (opponents refer to it as the Global Gag Rule) prevents organizations from receiving any
family planning funding from the United States if they provide or promote abortion, even if they receive
funding for the abortion-activities from other sources
• The newest iteration of the executive order as signed by Trump also includes all programs that receives global
health assistance. This could include maternal health programs, anti-Zika efforts and HIV/AIDs programs
January 24, 2017 | Emilia Varrone
Sources: Anna Diamond, “Trump strikes at abortion with a revived foreign-aid rule,” The Atlantic, January 23, 2017; Somini Sengupta, “Trump revives ban on foreign aid to groups that give abortion counseling,” New York
Times, January 23, 2017; Jennifer Haberkorn, “Trump revives funding ban to groups providing abortion overseas,” POLITICO, January 23, 2017.
Reagan implements the Mexico City policy
• Following Roe v. Wade, many anti-abortion policies were implemented, such as the
Helms Amendment (1973) and the Hyde Amendment (1976)
• The Reagan administration developed this policy in the run-up to his reelection in 1984,
and presented the plan at the International Conference on Population in Mexico City
• President George H. W. Bush continued the policy
1984
1993 President Bill Clinton rescinds the policy through executive action
• Calling the policy “excessively broad”
2001 President George W. Bush reinstates the policy through executive action
• In opposition to the policy, Barbara Boxer created an amendment in 2007 that would lift
the funding conditions, passing the Senate by a vote of 53-41. The amendment was
threatened with a veto
President Obama rescinds the policy through executive action
President Trump reinstates, and expands, the policy through executive action
2009
2017
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
Private financing is the backbone of Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan
Trump’s infrastructure first plan
Sources: Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro, “Trump versus Clinton on infrastructure,” Trump Pence Campaign, October 27, 2016; Kevin DeGood, ”How Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan fails
America,” CAP, December 1, 2016; Robert Freedman, “Early views on the US energy and infrastructure sectors under a Trump administration,” Shearman and Sterling LLP, December 5, 2016; Jeremy
W. Peters and Maggie Haberman, “Trump picks Elaine Chao for transportation secretary,” NY Times, November 29, 2016; Noun Project.
Revenue neutral plan based on public-private partnerships:Harness market forces to attract new private infrastructure
investments through a deficit-neutral system of tax credits
that will offset costs with revenue from new wages to
construction workers and contractors
Promote private sector energy infrastructure projects: Utilize private pipeline and coal export projects to connect
American coal and shale energy production with markets and
consumers
Reform the FAA and TSA:Work with Congress to modernize airports and air traffic
control systems, shorten wait times, and ensure that
American travelers are safe
Prioritize clean water: Triple funding for state revolving loan fund programs to help
states and local governments update drinking and
wastewater infrastructure
Roll back regulations: Use regulatory reform to fast-track projects at lower cost by
streamlining permitting and approvals
Analysis
• Trump’s $1 trillion dollar plan would require $167 billion in
equity investment from the private sector
• In exchange, investors would get a tax credit equal to 82% of
their equity amount, which would be repaid to the government
from incremental tax revenues from project construction
• This form of financing lends itself to increased investment in
mature, revenue-based infrastructure assets, such as toll roads,
which offers a chance of high returns with relatively low risk
• It is unlikely a plan of this scope will pass in the first 100 days
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INFRASTRUCTURE: FIRST 100 DAYS
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
TAX, ECONOMY AND LABOR: FIRST 100 DAYS
Tax, economy and labor: What will Trump do?
Tax, labor and economic policy in Trump’s first 100 days
January 23, 2017 | Christine Yan & Francis Torres
Source: Adam Behsudi and Nancy Cook, “Trump will quit TPP in first days,” Politico, November 10, 2016; Tami Luhby, “Yes, President Trump really could kill NAFTA – but it wouldn’t be pretty,” CNN, November 15, 2016; Jay
Yarow and Jeff Cox, “Donald Trump can be very good for the US economy,” CNBC, November 9, 2016.
Will it pass?Tax reform
• Trump has proposed across-the-board tax cuts for individuals as well as a
significant cut in the corporate tax rate
• Despite Trump’s recent complaints about the House GOP’s border-adjustment
tax policy proposal, the administration is expected to negotiate with lawmakers
to pass comprehensive tax reform in the Republican-controlled Congress
STOP
Trade agreements
• TPP TPP TPP TPP –––– Trump withdrew from the TPP with an executive order issued on
January 23rd
• TTIP TTIP TTIP TTIP –––– Trump has also criticized TTIP, which is still in negotiations, adding
uncertainty to the fate of the already-unpopular EU trade deal
• NAFTA NAFTA NAFTA NAFTA – Trump is expected to sign an executive order as early as Monday,
January 23rd, to renegotiate NAFTA with Canada and Mexico
Department rule rollbacks
• Overtime ruleOvertime ruleOvertime ruleOvertime rule –––– Trump is expected to drop the Department of Labor’s
overtime pay rule, which is currently in litigation after a Texas court blocked it
in November
Overview
• Trump’s advisors claim that he
can achieve his economic goals
in a revenue-neutral way
• However, some economists
have estimated that Trump’s
proposed infrastructure
spending stimulus combined
with tax cuts could increase
the national debt by $6 trillion
or more
• Some also believe that Trump’s
attitude towards trade deals
along with his rhetoric about
tariffs and currency
manipulation could spark a
trade war
Infrastructure
• Border wall Border wall Border wall Border wall –––– Trump will likely push Congress to approve spending for a
border wall. Republicans may tie funding for the wall to broader government
spending measures to undercut Democratic opposition
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
ISP management of customer data
• Under a deregulatory FCC, privacy oversight could return to the FTC under Section 5 of the FTC Act
• Under this, industries would self-regulate standards of how customer data is handled
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Trump administration likely to refigure FCC regulatory power and dismantle net neutrality in first 100 days
First 100 days in tech
FTC regulatory power
• Trump’s FCC transition advisors and both of the speculated candidates for the next FCC chairman share a deregulatory
philosophy of the agency
• The FCC would enforce the telecom industry much less and release weaker regulations
January 23, 2017 | Yanni Chen
Sources : Larry Greenemeier, “Trump’s first 100 days: technology, privacy and intelligence,” Scientific American, December 2, 2016; Noun Project, 2017.
Net neutrality
• Without Chairman Tom Wheeler leading the FCC, and Republican control Republican control Republican control Republican control over the agency instead, the 2015 Open Internet 2015 Open Internet 2015 Open Internet 2015 Open Internet
Order Order Order Order enforcing net neutrality principles could be repealed
• The FCC under Trump could begin by simply not enforcing net neutrality principles
TECH: FIRST 100 DAYS
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
Chao confirmed as Transportation secretary
CONFIRMATION STATUS TRACKER
February 2, 2017 | Owen Minott
Source: National Journal research, 2017.
NomineeNomineeNomineeNominee PositionPositionPositionPosition Senate committee holding hearingSenate committee holding hearingSenate committee holding hearingSenate committee holding hearingCommittee Committee Committee Committee
Approved?Approved?Approved?Approved?
Confirmed by full Confirmed by full Confirmed by full Confirmed by full
Senate?Senate?Senate?Senate?
Ben Carson Sec. of HUD Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs ����
Elaine Chao Sec. of Transportation Commerce, Science & Transportation ���� ����93 93 93 93 –––– 6 6 6 6
Betsy DeVos Sec. of Education Health, Education, Labor & Pensions ����
Nikki Haley Ambassador to the UN Foreign Relations ���� ����96 96 96 96 –––– 4 4 4 4
John KellySec of Homeland
SecurityHomeland Security & Gov. Affairs ���� ����88 88 88 88 –––– 11 11 11 11
Robert Lighthizer Trade representative Commerce, Science & Transportation
James Mattis Sec of Defense Armed Services ���� ����98 98 98 98 –––– 1 1 1 1
Linda McMahon Small Business Admin. Small Business & Entrepreneurship ����
Steven Mnuchin Sec. of Treasury Finance ����
Sonny Perdue Sec. of Agriculture Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Rick Perry Sec. of Energy Energy & Natural Resources ����
Confirmation status tracker
(1/2)
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Tillerson confirmed as secretary of state
February 2, 2017 | Owen Minott
Confirmation status tracker
Source: National Journal research, 2017
NomineeNomineeNomineeNominee PositionPositionPositionPosition Senate committee holding hearingSenate committee holding hearingSenate committee holding hearingSenate committee holding hearingCommittee Committee Committee Committee
Approved?Approved?Approved?Approved?
Confirmed by Confirmed by Confirmed by Confirmed by
full Senate?full Senate?full Senate?full Senate?
Mike Pompeo Director of the CIA Intelligence ���� ����66 66 66 66 –––– 32 32 32 32
Tom Price Sec. of HHS Health, Education, Labor & Pensions ����
Scott Pruitt EPA Administrator Energy & Natural Resources ����
Andrew Puzder Sec. of Labor Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Wilbur Ross Sec. of Commerce Commerce, Science & Transportation ����
Jeff Sessions Attorney General Judiciary ����
David Shulkin Sec. of Veterans’ Affairs Veterans’ Affairs
Rex Tillerson Sec. of State Foreign Relations ���� ����56 56 56 56 –––– 43434343
Ryan Zinke Sec. of Interior Energy & Natural Resources ����
CONFIRMATION STATUS TRACKER
(2/2)
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ADMINISTRATION TOOLBOX
Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
If confirmed, Trump’s cabinet will be the first in a generation not to include a politician from the opposing party
January 19, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani and Libbie WIlcox
Source: National Journal research, 2017; Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann, “Trump’s cabinet, by the numbers,” NBCNews, January 19, 2017.
TRUMP’S CABINET
Trump’s cabinet nominations
Secretary of the treasurySecretary of the treasurySecretary of the treasurySecretary of the treasury
Steve Mnuchin
Secretary of defenseSecretary of defenseSecretary of defenseSecretary of defense
James Mattis
Secretary of stateSecretary of stateSecretary of stateSecretary of state
Rex Tillerson
Attorney generalAttorney generalAttorney generalAttorney general
Jeff Sessions
Secretary of commerceSecretary of commerceSecretary of commerceSecretary of commerce
Wilbur RossSecretary of laborSecretary of laborSecretary of laborSecretary of labor
Andrew Puzder
Secretary of the interiorSecretary of the interiorSecretary of the interiorSecretary of the interior
Ryan K. ZinkeSecretary of agricultureSecretary of agricultureSecretary of agricultureSecretary of agriculture
Sonny Perdue
Secretary of health and Secretary of health and Secretary of health and Secretary of health and
human serviceshuman serviceshuman serviceshuman services
Tom Price
Secretary of energySecretary of energySecretary of energySecretary of energy
Rick Perry
Secretary of educationSecretary of educationSecretary of educationSecretary of education
Betsy DeVos
Secretary of housing and Secretary of housing and Secretary of housing and Secretary of housing and
urban developmenturban developmenturban developmenturban development
Ben Carson
Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of
transportationtransportationtransportationtransportation
Elaine Chao
Secretary of veterans Secretary of veterans Secretary of veterans Secretary of veterans
affairsaffairsaffairsaffairs
David Shulkin
Secretary of homeland Secretary of homeland Secretary of homeland Secretary of homeland
securitysecuritysecuritysecurity
John Kelly
In order of succession to the presidency
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Rex TillersonChairman and CEO,
ExxonMobil
Tillerson declares his support for Israel
Bio of Trump’s nominee for secretary of state
January 25, 2017 | Owen Minott
Source: National Journal research; ExxonMobil; LinkedIn; Zeeshan Aleem, “Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state is a Putin-friendly Exxon CEO,” Vox, December 13, 2016;
Rebecca Shabad, “Rex Tillerson grilled on ExxonMobil conflicts, Russia sandtions, climate change at confirmation,” CBS News, January 12, 2016.
Secretary of State
TRUMP’S CABINET
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IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Ban on Muslim
immigration
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst Broke from the rhetoric from Trump’s campaign to say he
would not support a ban on Muslim immigrants to the US,
but wouldn’t rule out a registry for Muslims in the Trump
administration.
Prioritizing fight
against climate
change
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst Tillerson said that he did not view climate change as an
imminent security threat, saying that literature on the issue
was “inconclusive,” although he did signal openness to
carbon taxes.
Sanctions on
Russia
???? Tillerson declined to say whether he would support
sanctions, and refused to call Putin a war criminal for
ordering the bombing of civilians in Chechnya. He avoided
answering questions about whether ExxonMobil had
lobbied against sanctions on Russia under his leadership.
Israeli
settlements in
the West Bank
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports Tillerson spoke out against Obama’s decision to allow the
UN Security Council to condemning Israeli settlement,
calling Israel “our most important ally in the region.”
Embargo on
Cuba
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports Tillerson said that he would advise Trump to veto a bill
lifting the US embargo on Cuba.
Trump has tapped his campaign finance chairman as Treasury Secretary
Bio of Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary
November 30, 2016 | Hunter Hamrick
Source: Bloomberg, “Steve Terner Mnuchin,” November 30, 2016; Wall Street Journal, “Who is Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s choice for Treasury Secretary?,” November 30, 2016;
New York Times, “Steve Mnuchin is Donald Trump’s expected choice for Treasury Secretary,” November 30, 2016.,
Steve MnuchinFinance Chairman, The Trump
Campaign
Treasury Secretary Previous positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positions BioBioBioBio
• Co-founder, co-CEO and chairman of Dune
Capital Management LP
• Chief information officer at Goldman Sachs
• Investment professional at Soros Fund
Management
• Chairman of CIT Bank
• Vice-chairman of ESL Investments
• Director of the Yale Development Board
Mnuchin has been heavily involved in the
finance sector for many years. For the first 17
years of his finance career, he worked at
Goldman Sachs, where he became a partner
and eventually served as CIO. After working at
Goldman Sachs, Mnuchin moved out west
where he created his own hedge fund, Dune
Capital Management LP. He has been a major
donor to both Republican and Democratic
campaigns over the years. Steve Mnuchin
joined the Trump campaign as his chief finance
chairman in April of last year. Mnuchin is also a
financier of major Hollywood hits such as
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The
Legend of Tarzan.
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IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Reversing the
Iran nuclear deal
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst Mattis said that the nuclear deal will not stop Iran’s
ambitions to get nuclear weapons, but that the US should
not back out of it because unilateral US sanctions would be
futile without support from allies.
LGBT in the
military +
opening up
combat jobs to
women
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports While Mattis wrote that he opposed imposing a
“progressive agenda” and “social change” on the military, he
said he would not revisit the Obama administration’s
reforms on social issues at the DOD such as protections for
LGBTQ service members.
Two-state
solution in Israel
+ Palestine
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports Mattis warned that if Israel continues to expand
settlements, it could eventually become an apartheid state.
He also said that his job as commander was made more
difficult because the US is seen as biased in support of Israel
in the Arab world.
Sanctions
against Russia
???? Mattis broke from Trump by declaring that Russia was one
of the largest threats to the US and that he did not have
high expectations about the feasibility of cooperation
between Russia and the US, but declined to take a position
on maintaining or increasing US sanctions on Russia.
Gen. Mattis opposes Trump’s plan to reverse Iran deal
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for defense secretary
January 25, 2017 | Owen Minott
Source: Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary, “Can ‘mad dog’ Mattis temper the impulsive president-elect?’ Foreign Policy, November 29, 2016; Richard Sisk, “Mattis could see Senate clash on women in combat, PTSD,”
Military.com, December 1, 2026; Dan Lamothe, “Trump picks retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense,” The Washington Post, December 1, 2016; Eric Cortellessa and staff, “Ex-general and settlements
critic Mattis named new US defense secretary,” Times of Israel, December 2, 2016; Rebecca Shabad, “James Mattis defends NATO, calls Russia a threat at confirmation hearing,” CBS News, January 12, 2017.
Gen. James MattisFormer Commander,
US Central Command
Secretary of Defense
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IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Strong anti-
illegal
immigration
policy
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports In 2006, Gov. Perdue signed into law strict legislation that
would require checks of citizenship status of arrestees,
employees contracted with the state and of those seeking
many state benefits (education and childhood services
excluded)
Chicken GIPSA
rules
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst Perdue has not publicly opined on the new GIPSA rules
regulating contracts between processors and farmers, but
has received a glowing endorsement from the National
Chicken Council, which strongly oppose the rule.
International
trade
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports While governor, Perdue led delegations to China, Cuba and
South America to promote trade between those areas and
Georgia.
Drought relief SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports A major drought struck the southeast in 2007 and Gov.
Perdue, in addition to leading a prayer service asking for
rain, sued the federal government to allow more water to
flow into Georgia.
Former two-term Georgia governor Sonny Perdue is well known to the agriculture community
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary
January 19, 2017 | Daniel Stublen
TRUMP’S CABINET
Sonny PerdueFounding Partner,
Perdue Partners, LLC
Secretary of Agriculture
Source: "Trump to announce Sonny Perdue for Agriculture" Politico, January 18, 2017. “Poultry industry objects to new USDA rules,” Wisconsin State Farmer, December 27,
2016. “Trump taps Perdue as agriculture chief,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 19, 2017. “Georgia Enacts a Tough Law on Immigrants,” The New York Times, April
18, 2006. “In Drought-Stricken Georgia, a Prayer for Rain” NPR, November 14, 2007.
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IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Immigration
restrictions
Sessions is known as a hardliner on immigration. He opposed the last
two immigration reform efforts put forward in Congress. He also
opposed current Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s nomination due to
her support of Obama’s immigration executive orders.
Gun control Sessions opposed President Barack Obama’s executive order
expanding background checks for gun purchases. He is a strong
defender of gun rights.
Gay marriage Sessions voted twice for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
and opposes expanding federal hate-crimes law to include violence
based on sexual orientation and gender identity bias. He is also co-
sponsoring a bill that allows taxpayer-funded organizations to ignore
laws that conflict with their religious beliefs about marriage. If
confirmed, he would take over responsibility for the Justice
Department's lawsuit against North Carolina’s anti LGBTQ law, HB 2.
Legalized
recreational and
medical
marijuana
Sessions has a long history of opposing marijuana legalization. He has
criticized Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch for not
enforcing the federal prohibition of marijuana.
Sessions looks to the Judiciary Committee, which rejected him for a judgeship in 1986, for his January 10th hearing
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for attorney general
December 14, 2016 | Libbie Wilcox
Sources: “Sessions know for tough stance on immigration – and failed judgeship,” PBS Newshour, November 18, 2016; Louis Nelson, “Sessions: need to balance gun rights with
anti-terrorism measures,” June 19, 2016; Jennifer Bendery, “Pick any LGBTQ rights issue, Jeff Sessions has voted against it,” Huffington Post, November 22, 2016.
Jeff SessionsRepublican Senator from
Alabama
Attorney General
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports
TRUMP’S CABINET
OpposesOpposesOpposesOpposes
OpposesOpposesOpposesOpposes
OpposesOpposesOpposesOpposes
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Freshman representative from Montana tapped by Trump to serve as interior secretary
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for interior secretary
December 14, 2016 | Claire Carter
Source: Ryan Zinke, “Zinke applauds passage of Department of Interior Appropriations,” Office of Ryan Zinke, July 14, 2016; Britany Patterson, “Who is Rep. Ryan Zinke?,”
Energy and Environment Publishing, December 14, 2016.
IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Selling of public
lands
On numerous occasions, Zinke has vetoed legislation
that would allow for the sale of public lands,
particularly in Montana
Moratorium on
federal coal leases
Zinke included a provision in the FY2017
appropriations to end the moratorium by September
30, 2017
Waters of the U.S.
(WOTUS)
Zinke has stated that WOTUS is an unconstitutional use
of executive power and supported the appropriations
bill that completely defunded the program
Land and Water
Conservation Fund
Zinke has called for the permanent and full
reauthorization of the fund, which preserves land and
encourages recreation
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports
AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst
Ryan ZinkeRepresentative, Montana
Secretary of Interior
TRUMP’S CABINET
Trump has tapped one of his chief economic advisors as secretary of commerce
Bio of Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary
November 30, 2016 | Hunter Hamrick
Source: NPR, “Trump taps billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for Commerce Secretary,” November 30, 2016; Bloomberg, “Wilbur Louis Ross Jr.,” November 30, 2016; CNN, “Wilbur
Ross fast facts,” November 16, 2016; Forbes, “#232 Wilbur Ross Jr.,” November 30, 2016.
Wilbur RossChairman and CEO, INVESCO
Private Capital
Secretary of Commerce Previous positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positions BioBioBioBio
• Founder and CEO of WL Ross & Co. LLC
• Chairman of Nippon Investment Partners
• Chairman of Nano-Tex Inc.
• Director, The Business Roundtable
• Vice-chairman, Central Bank of Cyprus
• Director, British American Business Inc.
• Chairman emeritus, International
Automotive Components Group GmbH
• Director, Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp
Ross is a billionaire investor known in financial
circles as “the king of bankruptcy” for his
success in building new companies from the
assets of defaulted ones. Rothschild entered
the finance world in 1976 as a bankruptcy
advisor for Rothschild Inc. Ross has been a
long-time Trump ally, having him helped bail
out his casino companies in the early 1990s. A
former Democrat, Ross was an adamant
supporter of Trump from the beginning of his
campaign and went to serve as one of his main
economic advisors.
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Trump nominates fast food CEO Andy Puzder to lead the Department of Labor
Bio of Trump’s nominee for labor secretary
December 13, 2016 | Francis Torres
Sources: Noam Scheiber, “Trump’s labor pick, Andrew Puzder, is critic of minimum wage increases,” The New York Times, December 8, 2016; Ballotpedia; National Journal
Research.
Andrew PuzderCEO of CKE Restaurants
Secretary of Labor Previous positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positions BioBioBioBio
• Executive vice president and
general counsel,
Fidelity National Financial
• Partner,
Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois &
Bisgaard
• Co-author,
Job Creation: How It Really
Works and Why Government
Doesn't Understand It.
Andrew “Andy” Puzder was born on July 11, 1950 in
Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Kent State University before
dropping out in 1970; he would later earn a BA in history
from Cleveland State University and receive his JD from
Washington University School of Law. From 1978 to 1994,
Puzder practiced law in several private firms. At the time, he
was considered Missouri’s leading anti-abortion lawyer and
was an active member of Lawyers for Life. He is also a
founding member of the Common Ground Network for Life
and Choice. In 1997, Puzder was appointed executive vice
president and general council for CKE. In 2000, CKE's Board
of Directors named Puzder president and CEO of Hardee's
Food Systems as well as president and CEO of CKE. He is
credited with driving growth for both the Hardee's brand
and CKE. Puzder was kept on as CEO of CKE after the
company went private in a $1 billion takeover in 2010.
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Rep. Tom Price, a former physician and vocal ACA opponent, is Trump’s pick for HHS
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary
Tom PriceU.S. Rep. from Georgia (6)
Prior:
-State senator, became
Republican majority leader
-Orthopedic surgeon
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
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IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Repeal the
Affordable Care
Act
Price has been a vocal opponent of the ACA, and has
introduced detailed replacement plans in every
Congress since 2009
Create vouchers
for Medicare
Price made it clear that an ACA replacement would not
reform Medicare; however, he dodged the question as
to whether he would cut Medicare funding
State expansion of
Medicaid
Price’s plan in “Putting Patients First Act” includes a full
repeal of Medicaid expansion
Women’s access to
reproductive
health care
Price opposes abortion and funding Planned
Parenthood. He voted in favor of a Georgia state
requirement for birth control coverage in insurance
plans, but against the ACA provision
CMMI During his HELP hearing, Price gave his support for
CMMI demonstrations, but objected to the mandatory
nature of its demonstrations
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January 27, 2016 | Emilia Varrone
Sources: Robert Pear, “Tom Price, Obamacare critic, is said to be Trump’s choice for health secretary,” New York Times, November 28, 2016; Louise Radnofsky and Peter Nicholas, “Donald Trump
Chooses Tom Price as Health Secretary,” Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2016; Anna Edney, Billy House and Jennifer Jacobs, “Trump picks Tom Price to lead Health and Human Services,”
Bloomberg, November 28, 2016; LinkedIn, 2016; Anna Maria Barry-Jester, “What We Learned (And Didn’t) About Tom Price At His Confirmation Hearings,” Five Thirty Eight, January 27, 2017.
After much speculation, Trump finds a place in his administration for Ben Carson
Bio of Trump’s nominee for HUD secretary
December 5, 2016 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: Philip Bump, “Ben Carson: from Trump friend to enemy to ally to outsider to Cabinet member,” Washington Post, December 5, 2016; David Wright, “Trump taps Ben
Carson for HUD secretary,” CNN, December 5, 2016.
Ben Carson Retired neurosurgeon
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Previous positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positions BioBioBioBio
• Resident surgeon, Johns Hopkins
Hospital
• Director of pediatric surgery, Johns
Hopkins Hospital
• Author, six bestselling books
Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan and is a
graduate of Yale University and the University of
Michigan Medical School. He was the director of
pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Maryland and a pioneer in neurosurgery. He
performed the first and only separation of Siamese
twins joined at the back of the head. In 2008 he
received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
highest civilian award in the U.S. Carson rose to
political fame in 2013 after criticizing President
Obama during a National Prayer Breakfast. Carson ran
against Trump in the Republican primary, and at one
point during the race Trump questioned the
intelligence of Iowa voters for believing some of
Carson's claims. After dropping out, Carson
later joined Trump’s campaign and made appearances
on political talk shows as a surrogate.
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Trump taps former labor secretary to run Department of Transportation
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for transportation secretary
November 29, 2016 | Owen Minott
Sources: LinkedIn, 2016; National Journal research, 2016; Elaine Chao, “A day of reckoning for public pensions: the bills are due, the coffers are empty,” The Heritage
Foundation, October 1, 2010; Elaine Chao, “Obama’s war on the private sector is no way to create jobs,” The Heritage Foundation, October 17, 2011.
Elaine ChaoFellow, The Hudson Institute
Director, News Corp
Board Member, Wells Fargo
Secretary of Transportation IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Union spending
transparency
As Labor Secretary in the Bush administration, Chao
introduced rules requiring unions to disclose how they
spend their membership dues to their members.
Reducing public
pensions
Chao wrote an opinion piece praising governors that
took steps to reduce retirement benefits for
government employees.
Increasing
government
spending
Chao routinely wrote for the Heritage Foundation
warning about the danger of the national debt, urging
the Obama administration to cut spending.
Free trade She wrote “Our leaders should…leverage trade
opportunities overseas. Obama has been admirably
pro-trade in public remarks but there has been no
progress in moving any new free trade agreements to
exports abroad.”
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PICKS
Trump picks VA health chief for VA secretary
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for VA secretary
January 12, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: Lisa Rein, “David Shulkin tapped as Trump’s VA secretary,” Washington Post, January 12, 2017; Eric Larsen “How David Shulkin runs America’s largest healthcare
system,” Advisory Board, August 2, 2016; Camila Domonoske, “Trump announces David Shulkin as pick for secretary of Veterans Affairs,” NPR, January 11, 2017.
David Shulkin Undersecretary for Health at
the VA
Secretary of Veterans Affairs IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Incorporating
private
practitioners
into the VA’s
healthcare
system
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports Shulkin has pushed for incorporating the private sector in
providing veteran healthcare. The founder of Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans of America said, however, that his
association would be keeping a close eye on Trump and
Shulkin’s plan to expand privatization because, “veterans
nation-wide continue to overwhelmingly oppose [expanding
privatization at the VA].”
Expand nurses’
authority to
provide care
SupportsSupportsSupportsSupports As VA undersecretary, Shulkin was a proponent of an
initiative to expand nurses’ authority to provide care to help
reduce the VA’s backlog and address the shortage of
medical staff in rural areas.
Reduce federal
role in veterans’
care
OpposesOpposesOpposesOpposes After members of Congress created a commission on VA
healthcare last year and called for drastically reducing the
federal role in veterans’ care, Shulkin told the Daily Press in
Virginia the idea was “terrible.”
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Rick Perry, a vocal climate skeptic, is tapped to be Trump’s secretary of energy
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for energy department administrator
December 13, 2016 | Claire Carter
Source: Nathalie Boyd and Lisa Desjardins, “What does Rick Perry believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues,” PBS NewsHour, June 3, 2015; Andrew Restuccia, “Perry at
town hall: I’m ‘not afraid’ to call myself a climate change skeptic,” The Hill, December 1, 2011.
Rick PerryFormer Governor, Texas
Secretary of Energy IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Hydrofracking According to Perry, hydraulic fracturing does not cause
any contamination of water and should be fully
supported
Regulations on oil
and gas drilling
Perry has stated that the U.S. should focus on
supporting domestic economic growth and reducing
reliance on foreign countries for oil and gas by lifting
regulations on federal lands
Climate change as a
human-caused
phenomenon
Rick Perry has stated that temperatures have always
fluctuated and that science has not proven that current
change are man-made or permanent
EPA regulations Perry, in town hall meeting during his presidential bid,
stated that the states should have the power to
regulate the air
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Trump taps DeVos, pro-charter Republican donor, for secretary of education
Bio of Trump’s nominee for secretary of education
November 29, 2016 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: Emily DeRuy, “5 things to know about Betsy DeVos, Trump’s pick for education secretary,” The Atlantic, November 23, 2016; Eric Westervelt, “Trump chooses Betsy
DeVos for education secretary,” NPR, November 23, 2016.
Betsy DeVosChairman, Windquest Group
Secretary of Education Previous positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positionsPrevious positions BioBioBioBio
• Chairwoman, Michigan Republican Party
• Chair, American Federation for Children
• Finance chairman, National Republican
Senatorial Committee
DeVos leads the pro-charter and pro-school-
voucher nonprofit American Federation for
Children. As secretary of education, she is
expected to push for school choice. DeVos is
also a longtime Republican donor and
fundraiser, having led the Michigan Republican
Party and managed finances for the National
Republican Senatorial Committee. She and her
husband have been supporters of charter
schools for decades and oppose regulation of
education. In Michigan around 80% of charter
schools are run by private companies.
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Trump taps the third general for a top post in the new administration
Policy positions of Trump’s nominee for secretary of homeland security
January 24, 2017 | Libbie Wilcox
Sources: Jerry Markon and Dan Lamothe, ”Retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly picked to head department of homeland security,” Washington Post, December 7, 2016.
John F. KellyRetired Marine Corps. General
Secretary of Homeland Security IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Increased border
security
Kelly served for three years as Southern Command
chief during the Obama administration. He oversaw
operations in Central and South America, taking a
hawkish stance against drugs, terrorism and other
perceived cross-border threats. During his
confirmation hearing, Kelly asserted that a physical
barrier (i.e. a wall) is not a sufficient solution.
Closing Guantanamo
Bay
Kelly opposed Obama’s unsuccessful plan to close
Guantanamo Bay. He supports the way the military
handled detainees post-9/11.
Ban on all Muslims
entering the United
States
Kelly has said that respecting and fighting for the right
of religious choice is central to the mission of U.S.
troops.
Torture –
waterboarding
During his confirmation hearing, Kelly asserted he does
not support waterboarding and backed the Geneva
Conventions.
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Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
Trump nominates originalist Colorado federal appeals court judge to the Supreme Court
January 31, 2017 | Owen Minott
Trump’s Supreme Court short list
TRUMP’S SCOTUS SHORT LIST
The safe bet conservative
Sources: Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews, “Your Guide to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Shortlist,” Vox, May 19, 2016; National Journal research;; Eric Citron, “Potential nominee profile:
Neil Gorsuch,” ScotusBlog,” January 13, 2016. Photo from the University of Colorodo, Boulder; Pam Brown, “Trump bringing SCOTUS favorites to DC,” CNN, January 31, 2017.
Neil Gorsuch10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Age 49
IssueIssueIssueIssue StanceStanceStanceStance DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Assisted suicide AGAINSTAGAINSTAGAINSTAGAINSTGorsuch wrote a book critical of assisted suicide, though it
presented both sides of the issue fairly.
Abortion rightsLIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
AGAINSTAGAINSTAGAINSTAGAINST
In his book on assisted suicide, Gorusch wrote that “human
life is fundamentally and inherently valuable, and that the
intentional taking of human life by private persons is always
wrong.” Some took this to indicate he opposes abortion
rights.
Obamacare
birth control
mandate
AGAINSTAGAINSTAGAINSTAGAINST
Issued a decision that indicated he believes that the birth
control mandate was unconstitutional on religious liberty
grounds.
Death penaltyLIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
UPHOLDSUPHOLDSUPHOLDSUPHOLDS
Gorsuch has not been a friendly vote for death penalty
petitioners pursuing relief from their sentences.
Background:Gorsuch was appointed by President George W. Bush
in 2006. He previously served as a deputy associate
attorney general. Gorsuch has more ties to the
Washington legal establishment and coastal elite than
other candidates. He clerked for Justice Anthony
Kennedy. Gorusch spoke admiringly of Justice Scalia
and said that his death moved him to tears.
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Issues:
Cybersecurity
Criminal justice
Defense
Energy and the environment
Education
Finance
Health care
Infrastructure
Tax, labor and the economy
Technology
Cabinet:
Nomination tracker
Policy positions and bios
SCOTUS:
Trump’s SCOTUS pick
Executive orders:
Trump executive order tracker
The executive order is a tool that has been used by almost every president since George Washington
What is an executive order?
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 24, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017.
Executive order: An official document signed by the president that declares Executive order: An official document signed by the president that declares Executive order: An official document signed by the president that declares Executive order: An official document signed by the president that declares
government policygovernment policygovernment policygovernment policy
• The purpose of an executive order is to give instructions to government
agencies and departments about how to execute and enforce legislation
• In recent years executive orders have been used more broadly to instruct
agencies and departments how to operate in certain policy areas
Supreme Court
• Court may declare executive order unconstitutional if it oversteps
executive power and/or attempts to legislate
• Case must be heard by Court for Court to exercise authority
Congress
• Congress may pass legislation that conflicts with an executive
order, or refuse to approve funding to enforce it
• President may veto Congressional action
• 2/3 majority in Congress required to override veto
• Congressional annulment of executive orders is extremely rare
Checks by
other
government
branches
One of Trump’s first actions as president was to weaken regulations set by the Affordable Care Act
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Instructing federal agencies to Instructing federal agencies to Instructing federal agencies to Instructing federal agencies to
weaken Obamacare weaken Obamacare weaken Obamacare weaken Obamacare
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 20, 2017
• This EO was a directive to the Dept. of Health and Human Services and other
agencies involved in the nation’s healthcare system
• It states agencies must “waive, deferagencies must “waive, deferagencies must “waive, deferagencies must “waive, defer, grant , grant , grant , grant exemptions from, or delay” any exemptions from, or delay” any exemptions from, or delay” any exemptions from, or delay” any
portions of the Affordable Care Act that creates a financial burdenportions of the Affordable Care Act that creates a financial burdenportions of the Affordable Care Act that creates a financial burdenportions of the Affordable Care Act that creates a financial burden for states,
individuals or healthcare providers
• It does not grant any new powers to executive agencies, but is a clear signal
that the Trump administration plans to roll back Obama-era healthcare
regulation where possible
Reinstating a ban on Reinstating a ban on Reinstating a ban on Reinstating a ban on
international abortion international abortion international abortion international abortion
counselingcounselingcounselingcounseling
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Jan. 23, 2017
• This is called the “Mexico City Policy” originally implemented in 1984 by
Reagan
• It prevents foreign nonprevents foreign nonprevents foreign nonprevents foreign non----governmental organizations that receive any U.S. aid governmental organizations that receive any U.S. aid governmental organizations that receive any U.S. aid governmental organizations that receive any U.S. aid
from “providing counseling or referrals for abortion or advocating for access to from “providing counseling or referrals for abortion or advocating for access to from “providing counseling or referrals for abortion or advocating for access to from “providing counseling or referrals for abortion or advocating for access to
abortion servicesabortion servicesabortion servicesabortion services in their country”
• Since 1984 every Democratic president has rescinded the measure and every
Republican has brought it back
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 24, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017.
Trump holds to many of his campaign promises, including withdrawal from TPP
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Freezing federal government Freezing federal government Freezing federal government Freezing federal government
hiringhiringhiringhiring
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Jan. 23, 2017
• This directive instructed all federal agencies not to hire any new personnel, instructed all federal agencies not to hire any new personnel, instructed all federal agencies not to hire any new personnel, instructed all federal agencies not to hire any new personnel,
except agencies related to the “military, public safety, and public health” except agencies related to the “military, public safety, and public health” except agencies related to the “military, public safety, and public health” except agencies related to the “military, public safety, and public health”
• It is part of Trump’s effort to reduce government debt and decrease the size of
the federal workforce
• The action does not specifically address independent government agencies so
they will have to decide for themselves whether they will assert their
independence by continuing to hire new employees during the freeze
• Earlier in January, the Obama administration was accelerating hiring to get
employees in place before Trump took over
• However, individuals who were hired, but who have not yet started working,
still could be affected by the freeze
Withdrawing from the TransWithdrawing from the TransWithdrawing from the TransWithdrawing from the Trans----
Pacific PartnershipPacific PartnershipPacific PartnershipPacific Partnership
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 23, 2017
• Though the Trans-Pacific Partnership was never approved by the U.S. Congress,
Trump signed this order the signal the official U.S. withdrawal from the deal
• It was once considered a key part of Obama’s international trade policy, but
after it became a controversial campaign topic, no one is surprised the deal
will die with Trump
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 24, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
Controversial pipeline negotiations are fast-tracked by the president
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Restarting legislation Restarting legislation Restarting legislation Restarting legislation
negotiations for the Keystone negotiations for the Keystone negotiations for the Keystone negotiations for the Keystone
PipelinePipelinePipelinePipeline
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 24, 2017
• In 2015, the State Department rejected a permit request from TransCanada to
start construction on the Keystone Pipeline and Obama announced it was not
in the national interest and would undermine U.S. leadership in the fight
against climate change
• Trump’s executive order directed Congress and federal agencies to reopen the directed Congress and federal agencies to reopen the directed Congress and federal agencies to reopen the directed Congress and federal agencies to reopen the
project for negotiation project for negotiation project for negotiation project for negotiation
• It is still unclear whether the pipeline will actually be built, but Trump has
effectively reopened the conversation
Restarting legislation Restarting legislation Restarting legislation Restarting legislation
negotiations for the Dakota negotiations for the Dakota negotiations for the Dakota negotiations for the Dakota
Access Access Access Access PipelinePipelinePipelinePipeline
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 24, 2017
• Obama ordered work halted on the Dakota pipeline after Native American
groups and other activists protested the route due to its proximity to sites of
religious and cultural significance
• Trump ordered ordered ordered ordered Congress and federal agencies to reopen the project for Congress and federal agencies to reopen the project for Congress and federal agencies to reopen the project for Congress and federal agencies to reopen the project for
negotiation negotiation negotiation negotiation
• The order will have an immediate impact in North Dakota, where Energy
Transfer Partners wants to complete the final 1,100-foot piece of the 1,172-
mile pipeline route that runs under Lake Oahe
• The pipeline would carry oil from the booming shale oil reserves in North
Dakota to refineries and pipeline networks in Illinois
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 24, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
Trump has reduced federal agency authority to regulate infrastructure projects’ environmental impact
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Expedite environmental review Expedite environmental review Expedite environmental review Expedite environmental review
of infrastructure projectsof infrastructure projectsof infrastructure projectsof infrastructure projects
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Jan. 24, 2017
• This order is meant to reduce the “incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible reduce the “incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible reduce the “incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible reduce the “incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible
permitting process” for infrastructure projects permitting process” for infrastructure projects permitting process” for infrastructure projects permitting process” for infrastructure projects
• It especially targets the EPA’s regulatory oversight authority, which critics claim
hampers U.S. infrastructure and manufacturing
• The reduced regulation will also result in less federal agency pushback during
negotiations over Keystone XL and allow the Dakota Access Pipeline to
continue construction sooner, following renegotiation
Ensure the use of American Ensure the use of American Ensure the use of American Ensure the use of American
steel in pipelinessteel in pipelinessteel in pipelinessteel in pipelines
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 24, 2017
• President Trump issued this directive to the commerce secretary to come up to come up to come up to come up
with a plan to ensure all pipelines built or repaired in the U.S. be constructed with a plan to ensure all pipelines built or repaired in the U.S. be constructed with a plan to ensure all pipelines built or repaired in the U.S. be constructed with a plan to ensure all pipelines built or repaired in the U.S. be constructed
with Americanwith Americanwith Americanwith American----made materialsmade materialsmade materialsmade materials
• Despite signing actions to expedite negotiations on Keystone XL and Dakota
Access, the American steel requirement might slow that process due to the
potentially higher cost of American steel
Review manufacturing and Review manufacturing and Review manufacturing and Review manufacturing and
industrial regulationsindustrial regulationsindustrial regulationsindustrial regulations
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 24, 2017
• This memorandum orders the commerce secretaryorders the commerce secretaryorders the commerce secretaryorders the commerce secretary to begin a 60to begin a 60to begin a 60to begin a 60----day review of day review of day review of day review of
regulationsregulationsregulationsregulations for American manufacturersfor American manufacturersfor American manufacturersfor American manufacturers, with the aim of finding ways to
expedite permitting and relevant federal processes
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 24, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
Many of Trump’s executive actions focus on immigration and domestic security
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Increasing border security Increasing border security Increasing border security Increasing border security
measuresmeasuresmeasuresmeasures
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Jan. 25, 2017
• This executive order instructs the secretary of homeland security to begin the instructs the secretary of homeland security to begin the instructs the secretary of homeland security to begin the instructs the secretary of homeland security to begin the
process of building a wall along the border with Mexico process of building a wall along the border with Mexico process of building a wall along the border with Mexico process of building a wall along the border with Mexico as well as construct construct construct construct
detention facilities along the border, hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents detention facilities along the border, hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents detention facilities along the border, hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents detention facilities along the border, hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents
and end the “catch and release” policyand end the “catch and release” policyand end the “catch and release” policyand end the “catch and release” policy
• Trump’s plan is to build the wall using federal funds and then seek Trump’s plan is to build the wall using federal funds and then seek Trump’s plan is to build the wall using federal funds and then seek Trump’s plan is to build the wall using federal funds and then seek
reimbursement from Mexicoreimbursement from Mexicoreimbursement from Mexicoreimbursement from Mexico————an idea Mexico has rejectedan idea Mexico has rejectedan idea Mexico has rejectedan idea Mexico has rejected
Pursuit of undocumented Pursuit of undocumented Pursuit of undocumented Pursuit of undocumented
immigrantsimmigrantsimmigrantsimmigrants
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 25, 2017
• This order directs the secretary of homeland security to prioritize for directs the secretary of homeland security to prioritize for directs the secretary of homeland security to prioritize for directs the secretary of homeland security to prioritize for
deportation undocumented immigrants who have criminal convictions or have deportation undocumented immigrants who have criminal convictions or have deportation undocumented immigrants who have criminal convictions or have deportation undocumented immigrants who have criminal convictions or have
been charged with a crimebeen charged with a crimebeen charged with a crimebeen charged with a crime
• The order also prohibits federal funding for “sanctuary” jurisdictions prohibits federal funding for “sanctuary” jurisdictions prohibits federal funding for “sanctuary” jurisdictions prohibits federal funding for “sanctuary” jurisdictions where
local officials have declined to help enforce federal immigration laws
• It also reinstates the “Secure Communities” program (which was terminated in
2014) that enables state and local law enforcement to effectively act as enables state and local law enforcement to effectively act as enables state and local law enforcement to effectively act as enables state and local law enforcement to effectively act as
immigration agentsimmigration agentsimmigration agentsimmigration agents
• Finally, this order creates an “Office for Victims of Crimes Committed by
Removable Aliens”
• Immigration advocates argue these moves “lay the groundwork for mass
deportation”
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 26, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
Trump’s “travel ban” on seven countries has been the most controversial of his executive actions so far
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
‘Rebuild’ the U.S. Armed ‘Rebuild’ the U.S. Armed ‘Rebuild’ the U.S. Armed ‘Rebuild’ the U.S. Armed
ForcesForcesForcesForces
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 27, 2017
• The president did not publish the full text of this presidential memorandum,
but his press secretary summarized it in the “Evening Communications
Briefing” of January 27th, 2017, which was published on January 28th
• This memorandum orders the secretary of defense, James Mattis, to review review review review
the military’s readiness in the next 30 days and develop a budget for improving the military’s readiness in the next 30 days and develop a budget for improving the military’s readiness in the next 30 days and develop a budget for improving the military’s readiness in the next 30 days and develop a budget for improving
the ‘readiness conditions’ of the Army the ‘readiness conditions’ of the Army the ‘readiness conditions’ of the Army the ‘readiness conditions’ of the Army
• It also instructs Mattis to create a national defense strategy and review the
country’s nuclear capabilities nuclear capabilities nuclear capabilities nuclear capabilities and missilemissilemissilemissile----defense capabilitiesdefense capabilitiesdefense capabilitiesdefense capabilities
Changing visa and refugee Changing visa and refugee Changing visa and refugee Changing visa and refugee
programsprogramsprogramsprograms
Full textFull textFull textFull text
Jan. 28, 2017
• This directive makes significant changes to the visa and refugee programs by
cutting the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. in 2017 from 110,000 to cutting the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. in 2017 from 110,000 to cutting the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. in 2017 from 110,000 to cutting the number of refugees allowed in the U.S. in 2017 from 110,000 to
50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 and suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days
• The order also suspends entry of “all immigrants and non-immigrants” from
Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Syria Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Syria Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Syria Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Syria for 90 days
• It also directs the secretary of homeland security, the director of national
intelligence and the secretary of state to compile a list of countries that do not compile a list of countries that do not compile a list of countries that do not compile a list of countries that do not
provide enough information to vet potential entry of foreign nationalsprovide enough information to vet potential entry of foreign nationalsprovide enough information to vet potential entry of foreign nationalsprovide enough information to vet potential entry of foreign nationals----––––these these these these
foreign nationals will be banned from entering the U.S. foreign nationals will be banned from entering the U.S. foreign nationals will be banned from entering the U.S. foreign nationals will be banned from entering the U.S.
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 31, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
Trump followed through with one of his primary campaign promises in signing the lobbying ban
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Reorganizing the National Reorganizing the National Reorganizing the National Reorganizing the National
Security CouncilSecurity CouncilSecurity CouncilSecurity Council
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Jan. 28, 2017
• This is a presidential memorandum aimed at reorganizing the National Security
Council to make it more digitally focused and adaptive to cyber threats
• The change will make Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, a member of the
principles committee at NSC meetings with senior security officials
• Trump’s chief of staff, Reince Priebus, will also be allowed in the meetings
• Political staffers like Bannon are not traditionally present at these meetings
Implementing a lobbying banImplementing a lobbying banImplementing a lobbying banImplementing a lobbying ban
Full textFull textFull textFull textJan. 28, 2017
• This is an executive order that bars every executive appointee in every
executive agency from engaging in lobbying activities with respect to that engaging in lobbying activities with respect to that engaging in lobbying activities with respect to that engaging in lobbying activities with respect to that
agency for a period of five years after leaving the agencyagency for a period of five years after leaving the agencyagency for a period of five years after leaving the agencyagency for a period of five years after leaving the agency
• It also permanently bars appointees from lobbying for any foreign government
or political party
Defeating ISISDefeating ISISDefeating ISISDefeating ISIS
Full textFull textFull textFull textJan. 28, 2017
• This is another memorandum directed at Defense Secretary Mattis to create a create a create a create a
plan to defeat ISIS and submit it to the president within 30 daysplan to defeat ISIS and submit it to the president within 30 daysplan to defeat ISIS and submit it to the president within 30 daysplan to defeat ISIS and submit it to the president within 30 days
• The plan must include changes to the rules of engagement, strategies to de-
legitimize ‘radical Islamist ideology,’ a plan for cutting off financial support for
ISIS, identification of new partners and allies for fighting ISIS
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 31, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump
Reducing federal regulation regulation has been a main goal of several presidential actions for Trump
Executive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive OrderExecutive Order DateDateDateDate DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails
Reducing federal regulation Reducing federal regulation Reducing federal regulation Reducing federal regulation
Full textFull textFull textFull textJan. 30, 2017
• This order requires any executive department or agency that proposes a new any executive department or agency that proposes a new any executive department or agency that proposes a new any executive department or agency that proposes a new
regulation to identify two regulations to be repealedregulation to identify two regulations to be repealedregulation to identify two regulations to be repealedregulation to identify two regulations to be repealed
• For the fiscal year 2017 it also instructs that the total (incremental) cost of all
new regulations and repealed regulations to be no greater than zero
• For the fiscal year 2018, the director of the Office of Management and Budget
is required to set a maximum total cost of all new and repealed regulations for
each agency–this maximum may not be exceeded “unless required by law or
approved in writing” by the OMB director
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EXECUTIVE ORDER TRACKER
January 31, 2017 | Madelaine Pisani
Sources: “First 100 days: what executive actions has Trump take?” BBC, January 23, 2017; Kevin Liptak, “Executive orders: what Trump can and can’t do,” CNN, January 23,
2017; Michael Memoli, “Trump reopens door to building Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines,” LA Times, January 24, 2017.
Executive orders, memoranda and proclamations signed by President Trump