{"id":2382545,"date":"2024-12-21T08:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ignores-shutdown-fight-in-final-days-as-he-focuses-on-four-other-priorities-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-21T08:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:04:54","slug":"biden-ignores-shutdown-fight-in-final-days-as-he-focuses-on-four-other-priorities-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ignores-shutdown-fight-in-final-days-as-he-focuses-on-four-other-priorities-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden ignores shutdown fight in final days as he focuses on four other priorities &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-ignores-shutdown-fight-in-final-days-as-he-focuses-on-four-other-priorities-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382545&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the final days of \u200bhis presidency, President Joe Biden has been focused on four \u200bkey priorities, seemingly sidelining the ongoing debates in congress regarding legislation too prevent \u200da government shutdown. Notably, \u2063while Congress worked on the national spending budget, Biden announced the cancellation\u200c of $4.28 billion in \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">student loan debt<\/a>, benefiting \u2063nearly \u206455,000\u200d public service workers. This\u2063 debt relief is part of the Public service\u2064 Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)\u200d program, which provides relief to those who have made \u200b10 years \u200bof continuous payments in eligible public service jobs, such as teaching and firefighting. as Biden aims to solidify his presidential legacy, he is\u200b prioritizing initiatives like student loan forgiveness amidst the legislative battle in Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden ignores shutdown fight in final days as he focuses on four other priorities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1911928\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress <\/a>fought over, and then voted on legislation which would prevent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">government shutdown<\/a>, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> was noticeably absent from the conversation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With 31 days to go until inauguration day, Biden is focusing his efforts in ensuring that all of his goals are met in solidifying his presidential legacy. <\/p>\n<p>Here are four matters that kept Biden occupied this week while Democrats, Republicans and Elon Musk duked out it over the national spending budget.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden&rsquo;s student loan forgiveness plan<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday morning &mdash; well before Congress finally approved the national budget &mdash; Biden announced that he would be cancelling $4.28 billion in student loan, giving loan relief to nearly 55,000 public service workers.<\/p>\n<p>This debt elimination will be given to individuals enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program which gives those working in fields like teaching or firefighting relief after 10 years of continuous payment. <\/p>\n<p>The forgiveness will be delivered to individuals enrolled in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF), which allows for debt forgiveness for people in jobs like firefighting, nursing and teaching after 10 years of continuous payment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cancels-4-28b-in-student-debt-for-55000-public-service-workers-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden cancels .28B in student debt for 55,000 public service workers - Washington Examiner\">public servants approved<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">debt cancellation today include teachers<\/a>, nurses, service members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a>, and other public service workers who have dedicated their lives to giving back to their communities and who are finally earning the relief they are entitled to under the law,&rdquo; Biden said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>To date, the Biden administration has eliminated approximately $180 billion for nearly five million Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Biden heavily campaigned on the promise of delivering debt relief to Americans, but his efforts have been countered with countless lawsuits from more than a dozen Republican attorney generals.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden gives federal employees Christmas Eve off<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, Biden announced that all federal employees &mdash; over two million people &mdash; will have Christmas Eve off.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time in Biden&rsquo;s term that he&rsquo;s granted the executive order for federal employees to have Christmas Eve off. Granted, this is the first time in his four years of presidency that Christmas Eve fell on a week day. <\/p>\n<p>However, then President Donald Trump bucked the tradition of federal employees getting just half days by giving them full days off on Christmas Eve in 2018, 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden chatted with the Pope on the phone<\/h2>\n<p>Biden talked with Pope Francis on the phone on Thursday where they discussed &ldquo;advance peace around the world during the holiday season,&rdquo; said a White House&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/19\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-his-holiness-pope-francis-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">readout<\/a>&nbsp;of the call.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The President thanked the Pope for his continued advocacy to alleviate global suffering, including his work to advance human rights and protect religious freedoms,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Biden will be visiting the Vatican from January 9 to 12, and he will be meeting with Pope Francis on the 10. <\/p>\n<p>The last time the two men met was this June during the G7 Summit in southern Italy. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden announced ambitious climate change goal<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, Biden announced the initiative to reduce the nations greenhouse emissions by between 61% to 66% by 2035.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Biden re-entered the Paris Agreement after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the international climate accord and set the current target of 50% to 52% greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to 2005 levels<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s leading to more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-signs-eo-banning-new-fracking-permits-on-federal-lands-threatens-thousands-of-jobs\/\" title=\"Joe Biden signs EO banning new fracking permits on federal lands, threatens thousands of jobs\">good-paying jobs<\/a>, more affordable energy, cleaner air, cleaner water, healthier environments for everyone,&rdquo; Biden added. &ldquo;It is also creating real momentum because we&rsquo;re unleashing American ingenuity and innovation. American industry will keep inventing and keep investing. State, local, and Tribal governments will keep stepping up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1911928\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1911928\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden prioritizes other issues as Congress debates shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2382546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Joe-Biden-December-19-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,39629,32504,10632,32076],"class_list":["post-2382545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-government-shutdown","tag-political-strategy","tag-priorities","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Joe-Biden-December-19-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382545"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382549,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382545\/revisions\/2382549"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}