Biden Executive Orders, Will Boost Food Benefits, <br />Workers' Rights.<br />The two executive orders are among those <br />that President Joe Biden will sign on Friday.<br />While the president has <br />proposed a $1.9 trillion <br />coronavirus relief package that<br />requires Congressional approval.<br />these two executive orders are <br />designed to offer immediate <br />federal relief under “existing authority.”.<br />These actions are not a substitute for comprehensive legislative relief … but they will provide a critical lifeline to millions of American families, Brian Deese, National Economic Council Director, via CNBC.<br />One order will allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture <br />(USDA) to make it possible for states to expand access <br />to the federal food benefit program, SNAP.<br />It also directs the benefit increase of the <br />Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer <br />program by up to 15 percent.<br />The program provides meals for low income <br />children who had otherwise been <br />receiving their meals at schools.<br />The other order directs the Labor Department to <br />implement rules allowing workers to choose not <br />to take work that puts their health at risk.<br />without risking their eligibility <br />for jobless benefits.<br />President Biden has also ordered his administration <br />to develop an executive order that raises the <br />minimum wage of federal contractors to $15 an hour.<br />This executive order is slated for the <br />first 100 days of his administration
