The chief legislature is the role the President is fulfilling when the President proposes a highway construction bill to Congress and then pressures lawmakers to pass the proposed legislation.
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Presidents can lobby their party members to support their legislative agendas. Residents can also discuss the benefits of their legislative agenda with the citizenry as a way of ensuring greater support from the grassroots.
Congress passes the legislation while the president can sign or veto it.
an override
The President does have the power to veto Congressional legislation that comes to him for approval. However, Congress has the ability to override his veto with two thirds of the Congress.
The president does indeed have the ability to influence legislation before it is submitted for his or her signature. The president can attempt to persuade members of Congress privately, and/or the president can take his or her case directly to the American people, and hope citizens with pressure their congressperson.