In his first two weeks in office, President Biden has signed nearly as many executive orders as Franklin Roosevelt signed in his entire first month. And President Roosevelt holds the record.
Adding his signature to three executive orders on immigration Tuesday, Biden has now signed 28 executive orders since taking office. FDR signed 30 in his first month.
“By sheer volume, Biden is going to be the most active president on this front since the 1930s,” said Andy Rudalevige, a professor of Government at Bowdoin College.
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