The housing bill passed with veto-proof majorities, though if Trump doesn't sign the legislation within 10 days and Congress adjourns, the bill could get hit with a pocket veto.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday canceled the signing of the bipartisan housing bill, saying he won't sign the bill until the Senate passes the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.
“Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Trump has asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to abolish the filibuster in order to pass the SAVE Act, but Thune has so far refused to do so, The Hill reported.
The housing bill passed with veto-proof majorities, though if Trump doesn't sign the legislation within 10 days and Congress adjourns, the bill could get hit with a pocket veto. Congress is scheduled to begin a two-week recess on Friday, but it's not a formal adjournment.
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