No other president in recent times has issued as many veto threats at the start of a congressional session as President Barack Obama, according to an analysis by The Washington Times.
Obama has formally promised to veto 11 pieces of legislation since Jan. 3, including restrictions on abortion, legislation harmful to his amnesty actions and a measure approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline. He has also said he would veto any bill imposing additional sanctions on Iran.
No other president in 30 years has issued 12 veto threats in the early days of a congressional session, according to the Times.
During Obama's State of the Union address last month, he set another record by pledging to veto four bills. That's the most veto threats ever issued by a resident during a speech to Congress.
At last week's White House meeting with a group of illegal immigrants, Obama promised again to veto a Republican-backed bill designed to reverse his executive immigrant action stopping the deportation of millions of illegals.
"I want to be as clear as possible: I will veto any legislation that comes to my desk that took away the chance of these young people who grew up here, and who are prepared to contribute to this country, that would prevent them from doing so," Obama said. "I'm confident I can uphold that veto."
As Republicans prepare to send the president legislation that would authorize the construction of the Keystone pipeline, Obama is expected to move forward with his biggest veto of his presidency.
It will be his third actual veto of his tenure, and the first since 2010, according to The Hill.
The House is expected to approve the bill this week after it was held up nearly a month in the Senate.
