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SeattleVet

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4. If Congress adjourns, doesn't TFG get a 'pocket veto' of the housing bill he refused to sign?

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 07:17 PM

18 hrs ago

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 7:

If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a Law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a Law.

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House GOP leaders cancel votes, start recess early after member rebellion [View all] OKIsItJustMe 19 hrs ago OP

Just what does this mean to us regular citizens? efhmc 19 hrs ago #1

Nothing. maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #2

For one thing, it means neither Johnson nor the Orange Man in the White House are in control of the House GOP OKIsItJustMe 18 hrs ago #3

If Congress adjourns, doesn't TFG get a 'pocket veto' of the housing bill he refused to sign? SeattleVet 18 hrs ago #4

Ah... The "pocket veto," allowing the President to kill a bill, without leaving any fingerprints OKIsItJustMe 18 hrs ago #5

I don't think a two week recess is an adjournment. pat_k 18 hrs ago #6

If/when the Republicans can do nothing in the House, the Navy will recall all its ships. dave99 16 hrs ago #7