Obama Threatens Veto Of House FY16 Funding Bill Over Cuts, Policy Bars

President Obama is threatening to veto the House's fiscal year 2016 funding bill because it includes more than $700 million in spending cuts for the agency and would block a host of major rules including EPA's utility climate regulations, increasing prospects for a budget standoff if the Senate approves a similar measure with cuts and riders. The veto threat comes as the GOP already faced an uphill battle to pass spending bills in the upper chamber, since Senate Minority Leader...