The Republican-controlled Congress plans to pass top-priority bills in the coming weeks but the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama might use his veto power against three bills as he is continuously challenged by the Party.

According to reports, the House and the Senate will be urging Obama to sign the bills with bipartisan support. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said that the president should just join them and ignore the "voices of reaction."

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McConnell, ogether with Speaker John Boehner, are presently preparing the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline bill. Other bills that are also on the line include the health care law and the 2010 financial regulation law.

Obama's threats on using his veto power comes as the two earlier stated Republican congressional leaders have pointed out the bipartisanship opportunity. The polls have been indicating that the public wants a government divided between the Repubicans and Democrats to insinuate cooperation rather than setbacks.

With the bipartisan support, the Keystone legislation already has 60 supporters. However, Obama has threatened to use his veto power against it and the votes to override his control might not be enough. More veto threats are said to be expected by the Congress as they will be pushing bills on government benefits program in order to balance the budget.

As for the health care law, the Obama administration reportedly said it will just reduce the number of Americans who have employer-based health insurance. With the legislation, a full-time worker would only be offered a health care coverage if he works 40 hours instead of the 30 that is currently being followed, the administration added.

However, the Republicans think that the 30-hour requirement is encouraging companies to cut the working hours, citing the 2.6 million Americans who only US$30,000 a year. They say these people are at risk of having lower wages because of the 30-hour rule.

The White House aso said that Obama would not sign the third bill that would give banks in the United States a delay of two years until 2019 in order to disperse high-risk investments.

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