Biden Aims To Advance Racial Equity With Executive Actions

President Biden delivers remarks on Monday in Washington, D.C.

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President Biden is signing executive actions Tuesday on housing and justice reforms, measures the White House says will uphold one of his core campaign promises: to advance “racial equity for Americans who have been underserved and left behind.”

In a tweet Tuesday morning, Biden said the actions will “push us closer to that more perfect union we’ve always strived to be.”

According to a senior government official, Biden will sign executive actions that will: