Obama threatens veto of GOP effort to defund health care bill, Wall Street reform - Washington Times

Obama threatens veto of GOP effort to defund health care bill, Wall Street reform - Washington Times

The White House on Thursday threatened to veto a 2013 spending bill that defunds President Obama’s signature Wall Street reform bill and the 2010 health care overhaul that the Supreme Court upheld earlier in the day.

Minutes later, the White House also warned House Republicans that Mr. Obama has deep concerns about a host of provisions in their defense spending bill as well, and also would veto that measure if it reaches his desk.

The House Financial Services bill containing the Wall Street and health-care provisions, as well as the defense spending measure, are heading to the floor after the July 4 break. The provisions in question have little chance of getting through the Senate, which Democrats control, so the veto threat is largely a symbolic denunciation of the House’s work.