Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks during the inauguration of US President Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20. Our people diverse and beautiful will emerge, Gorman talked about the importance of rebuilding and recovering in her poem today at the inauguration. And what I wanted to do was kind of reclaim poetry as that site in which we can re-purify, re-sanctify, not only the Capitol building that we saw violated, but the power of words and invest that in kind of the highest office of the land.” She continued: "We’ve seen over the past few years the way in which the power of words has been violated and misappropriated. "To me, words matter, and I think that’s kind of what made this inauguration that much more sentimental and special," Gorman said. Patrick Semansky/Pool/APĪmanda Gorman, the United States’ first-ever youth poet laureate who recited a poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, said the purpose of her poetry was not only to provide hope, but to show the power of words. National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman recites her inaugural poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20. The second executive order will restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees and initiates action to roll back former President Trump’s Schedule F executive order – which gave the Office of Management and Budget and federal agencies leeway to reclassify key roles. One directs agency action on Medicaid, Pell grants, SNAP benefits and unemployment insurance. Then on Friday, the “Economic Relief” day, there will be two executive orders. A presidential policy directive will call on agencies to “strengthen efforts to combat COVID-19 globally and strengthen global pandemic preparedness.” The executive orders include things like a review of supply chain, additional data collection and transparency, and support for additional Covid-19 treatment research and supply. There will be six executive orders and one presidential policy directive. This Thursday, the theme of the first full day of the Biden presidency will be about coronavirus. February: Restoring America’s Place in the World.
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