Other promises on health have been more difficult to keep, such as mandating masks nationwide. Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. In addition, “restoring the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to a place of prominence, having scientists speaking to the general public on a regular basis, this is all evidence that science is clearly a priority for the federal government and for the White House,” said Dr. Part of the $1.9 trillion relief package was a provision that no one must spend more than 8.5 percent of what they earn on insurance premiums, which experts say is among the most significant changes to the affordability of private insurance since the Affordable Care Act.Īnd he kept other promises that he made on the campaign trail, such as rejoining the World Health Organization and restoring the White House directorate for global health security. “More than half of the population having had at least one shot means they’ve been extraordinarily successful.”īiden also notched a victory on health insurance. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. “At the end of the day, the proof is in the results,” said Dr.
On April 22, eight days before his 100th day, that goal was achieved, too. “The first thing he did when he came into office was set a tone and goals, and that was important to have a benchmark.”īiden has also met two goals he’d set for his first 100 days in office - first, 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, then, after achieving that goal on the 58th day of his presidency, 200 million doses. “He’s done a really good job,” said Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association for Immunization Managers. He’s also placed new sanctions on Russia, taking a harder line than his predecessor. allies that had been strained during the presidency of Donald Trump. Pitney Jr., a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College.įinally, Biden signed an executive action on his first day in office that brought the United States back into the Paris Climate Agreement, the international protocol that aims to arrest climate change by reducing carbon emissions.īeyond these three accomplishments, experts cited a few other notable actions during Biden’s early tenure.īiden has moved to improve relations with U.S. “Few presidents have passed anything as consequential as the relief package” in their first 100 days, said John J. The measure included aid to state and local governments, increased unemployment insurance, support for vaccination efforts, education aid, refundable child tax credits and housing assistance. The American Rescue Plan was a $1.9 trillion bill aimed at both providing additional funding for fighting the pandemic and helping the economy through the resulting recession. In addition, more than 80 percent of seniors had received at least one shot, and 25 percent of American adults were fully vaccinated. population had received at least one dose of vaccine. As his 100th day approached, about half of the 16-and-older U.S.
Bush, and Bill Clinton.When Biden took office, the seven-day rolling average for vaccinations was 777,000 a day, but that number rose under Biden to about 3 million a day. Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, signed into law on day 50, included a plethora of comprehensive policies to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting debate about a new progressive era.įor Biden's 100th day in office, Insider looked at what his approval ratings were, how many laws he enacted, how many executive orders he issued, how many of his Cabinet members were confirmed, how the economy performed, how many press conferences he held, and for fun, how often he golfed, stacking his performance against presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. President Joe Biden is no FDR, but those comparisons have arisen in his first 100 days. Roosevelt raised the bar for how much a president could accomplish early in their tenure, which each president since has tried to live up to. Roosevelt, who in his first 100 days enacted sweeping measures to recover from the Great Depression and laid out the foundation of the New Deal. Although an arbitrary milestone, the tradition dates back to President Franklin D. Presidents have been judged by their performance in their first 100 days for nearly nine decades.
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