White House: Obama would veto GOP piecemeal bills

The White House on Tuesday said President Obama would veto GOP-backed spending bills that would keep some parts of the government open but still deny funding for Obamacare.

“These piecemeal efforts are not serious, and they are no way to run a government,” White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage said. “If House Republicans are legitimately concerned about the impacts of a shutdown — which extend across government from our small businesses to women, children and seniors — they should do their job and pass a clean CR to reopen the government.”