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President Trump's Empty Threat

March 9, 2026 · Legislative Preview · by Amy West

Over the weekend President Trump declared he wouldn't sign any more bills until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act. It's unclear why the President issued this putative threat since it's an empty one. Perhaps he's assuming that the public doesn't know when Presidential action is required on bills. Perhaps he doesn't know himself.

But this is an empty threat and we're going to explain why.

First, the House is, once again, out of session this week. House Republicans …