They probably either said no to it, or that it is the end of the day and they will get back to it the next day. They don't never say yes or no
If the president holds the bill for ten days, it becomes a law.If the Congress adjourns during those ten days, it is vetoed
A pocket veto is the process of dropping a bill if congress adjourns. This process occurs if a bill sits on a president's desk for more than 10 days without being signed and is not directly passed or vetoed by the president.
the bill is automatically vetoed. aka pocket veto :)
This is called a pocket veto by the President. He figuratively puts the bill away in his pocket. He can only do this if he has the bill for less that 10 days when Congress adjourns . If he gets the bill more than 10 days before Congress adjourns, it becomes law even if he does not sign it unless he vetoes it and so informs Congress.
The Pocket Veto The Pocket Veto
The bill automatically dies. For a president to allow that to happen is known as a pocket veto.
A Pocket Veto
"pocket veto"
the President takes no action on a bill and Congress adjourns
If the President does not sign a bill, it still becomes the law in ten days unless Congress adjourns during this 10-day period. If Congress adjourns and the President does not sign it, it dies and does not become law.
Pocket Veto! (novaNet)
That is called a "pocket veto."