White House threatens veto on health care repeal

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White House threatens veto on health care repeal

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The WH has issued a veto threat for a House bill to overturn Obama's health care law.

10 July,2012 06:28 am

The White House says the repeal would cost millions of American families the security of affordable health coverage.House Republicans are scheduled to vote to overturn the law this week. The vote is largely symbolic since it has no chance of passage in the Democrat-controlled Senate. But the vote will put House members on record for the upcoming election campaign.The legislative effort follows the Supreme Courts decision to uphold the laws mandate that individuals buy health insurance or face a penalty.