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Originally Posted by Pete F.
And it will get worse unless he learns to negotiate.
His party controlled both houses for the first two years of his term and
according to GovTrack, Trump has signed 176 bills since his inauguration. That’s about on par with Barack Obama at this point in his presidency (174), and slightly behind George W. Bush (187). But both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush far surpassed those numbers in the pieces of legislation signed in their first 100 days, 262 and 309 bills, respectively.
But what about those post office namings and “National Country Music Day” designations? NBC News counted each piece of legislation passed under Trump and the previous four presidents and removed those that simply named, commemorated, awarded or appointed an individual, group or cause.
Under that count, Trump is also about on par with his previous two successors. Of the 176 bills he has signed into law, 132 are classified as substantive, compared to 118 for Obama and 133 for George W. Bush. But George H.W. Bush and Clinton are far ahead of all three, clocking in at 170 and 177.
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Oh, so what matters is how many bills there are, not what those bills actually do.
Low unemployment, high GDP, high stock market, ISIS on the run, more women working, more blacks working, crime reform bill.
But let's ignore all that, because they don't send the message you want to send.