President Donald Trump sent a two-page memo to congressional Republican lawmakers Monday morning, outlining his legislative priorities for his new administration.
According to Politico, the document summarizes many of the executive actions the 47th president plans to take on which lawmakers and reporters were previously briefed.
The memo has four categories: "Make America Safe Again," "Make America Affordable and Energy Dominant Again," "Drain the Swamp" and "Bring Back American Values."
To "Make America Safe Again," the Trump team promises to "take bold action to secure our border and protect American communities." The administration says it is focused on "ending [former President Joe] Biden's catch-and-release policies, reinstating Remain in Mexico, building the wall, ending asylum for illegal border crossers, cracking down on criminal sanctuaries, and enhancing vetting and screening of aliens."
Trump's actions will also include "suspending refugee resettlement" and deploying the military to assist existing law enforcement in securing the border.
Under the "Make America Affordable and Energy Dominant Again" heading, Trump's team says he will "empower consumer choice in vehicles, showerheads, toilets, washing machines, lightbulbs and dishwashers," as well as "take emergency measures to reduce the cost of living" and announce an "America First Trade Policy."
"The President will unleash American energy by ending Biden's policies of climate extremism, streamlining permitting, and reviewing for rescission all regulations that impose undue burdens on energy production and use, including mining and processing of non-fuel minerals," the document says.
In order to "Drain the Swamp," the document says that Trump will "end the weaponization of government against political rivals" and the "unconstitutional censorship by the federal government." In addition, he will direct the State Department to adopt an "America-First foreign policy," "freeze bureaucrat hiring" and "pause burdensome and radical regulations not yet in effect."
"President Trump is planning for improved accountability of government bureaucrats," the memo reads. "The American people deserve the highest-quality service from people who love our country. The President will also return federal workers to work, as only 6% of employees currently work in person."
Trump's pledge to "Bring Back American Values" will lead him to "establish male and female as biological reality and protect women from radical gender ideology." During the Trump administration, U.S. landmarks will be named in such a way as to "appropriately honor our Nation's history," according to the document.
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