Will Biden Govern More Through Legislation or Executive Orders?

Given Democrats’ razor-thin lead in Congress, Biden will probably resort to the ‘presidential pen’ approach.

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President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Del., January 15, 2021.

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Just how much of the Democratic agenda will pass Congress and actually wind up on Joe Biden’s desk? And if the answer isn’t much, will he continue the recent trend and find new ways to govern through executive orders?

Democrats now control both houses of Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade.

John Fund

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John Fund

John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.

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