Obama to hold photo-op to veto defense bill

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/257694-obama-to-hold-photo-op-to-veto-defense-bill

Obama to hold photo-op to veto defense bill

President Obama will veto a major defense policy bill Thursday, just two days after the Republican-controlled Congress sent it to his desk. Obama plans to hold a photo-op in the Oval Office when he uses his veto pen on the National Defense Authorization Act, according to his public schedule.

The decision amounts to a public rebuke of congressional Republicans, who warned Obama not to veto the measure as part of a showdown over government spending.

Obama has threatened to veto the bill, which typically receives bipartisan support, primarily because it puts $38 billion into a war fund not subject to budget caps. The president argues that it irresponsibly skirts spending caps put in place by the 2011 Budget Control Act. He has called on Congress to increase both defense and non-defense spending.
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(From another source: The photo op was announced by the White House in the president’s daily schedule and is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET.)