In “TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS: What the Number of Laws He Signed Really Means Compared to Obama, Bush, and Clinton,” Rebecca Harrington speaks about Trump signing a large amount of laws and executive orders and his first 100 days in office than any other president. Harrington explains that’s the reason for the president signing so many laws was due to stabilizing the economy. She asserts that of course presidents do not make their own bill, they can only sign bills that Congress gives them, however; they do take a lot of …show more content…
The White House returns the bill that is unsigned to Congress with a veto message attached. The Constitution requires every bill that is passed by the House and the Senate to be sent to the president before it becomes an actual law. The president takes an important act on each bill. First, if the bill is signed, it becomes law. Second, if the bill is not sent back to Congress after ten congressional workdays, it becomes a law without the president’s signature. Third, the president is able to reject the bill and send it back to Congress with a veto message. Congress then can change the bill and the president can either approve or repass it. However, Congress can reject the president's objection by overriding the veto with two-thirds call of the members in the House and Senate. Lastly, if the president refuses to sign the bill and Congress breaks off within ten workings days after the bill has been submitted to the president, the bill is killed for that session in Congress. The bill was expected for revions by the Senate, but the Democrats need a simple majority to secure its