Presidency

President Donald Trump, Republican The statement Rare is the president “who’s passed more legislation, who’s done more things than what we’ve done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated.” The verdict Don’t believe the hype.

None of the ones since are, either. They include, among others, two federal spending bills of the sort required periodically of every president and Congress to keep the government running; a bill overhauling government-employee travel policy; a bill about the United States competing for an international expo; a measure addressing Department of Homeland Security vehicle fleets; and the official naming of a federal courthouse in Tennessee.

While the White House is pursuing several major issues in Congress — notably the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act and efforts to cut taxes and promote infrastructure — it would be premature for Trump to take credit for these. The health care bill has passed the House but not yet passed the Senate, while the tax and infrastructure measures haven’t even gotten that far.

Trump is “correct that he has signed a rather large, although not unprecedented, number of bills,” Skidmore said. However, “most of the bills he has signed are routine and unimportant.”

Sarah Binder, a George Washington University political scientist who specializes in Congress, agreed that “the absence of significant legislative movement is glaring. Contrary to Trump’s statement, this is a Republican government struggling to legislate, despite control of both chambers and the White House.”

By contrast, even if you set aside Franklin D. Roosevelt — as Trump did — other presidents signed more far-reaching legislation during their first 100 days.

Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, while Barack Obama signed not only a nearly $800 billion stimulus