No major changes are likely to be included, particularly ones certain to draw a Presidential veto threat, such as an increase in income tax rates.

As for the Democratic bill, she said, "in its current form, we do have a veto threat."

Then why doesn't the President either drop the veto threat or use the powers he already has?

But, acting under the veto threat, a conference committee removed it.

The veto threat came in an official statement of administration policy.

There's a veto threat hanging over the trade bill, too.

Still, the President has yet to make an explicit veto threat.

A similar veto threat last year helped to kill bankruptcy legislation.

Part of the budget, though, seemed designed to get around the governor's veto threats.

The Senate has already passed a $318 billion measure that also drew a presidential veto threat.