Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/president-obama-urges-congress-to-vote-on-a-bill-i-can-sign Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story After House Speaker John Boehner failed to secure enough votes Thursday evening for his bill to pass in the House — a measure that Senate Democrats and the White House had said would not be signed into law — President Obama made a statement Friday morning, calling the situation “increasingly urgent” and calling for a bill with enough bipartisan support to pass both chambers.