Despite veto threats issued by the White House, Congress on Thursday voted in favor of the ObamaCare law as the Republican-controlled House continues to challenge the Obama administration.

The house reportedly voted 252-172 in favor of tweaking the ObamaCare bill as some lawyers are saying it is hurting the market. Basically, the Congress has proposed that the definition of "full-time" workers should be changed, saying these workers ought to receive employer-provided health care.

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Reports suggest that the Republicans are not alone in this as twelve Democrats voted in favor of the bill being passed by the Congress. The bill is expected to change the work hours of the employees from the standard 30 hours a week to 40 hours a week.

Critics are saying that the 30-hour per week is pressuring companies to cut the workers' hours below the given number of hours, thus reducing the availability of full-time jobs. However, the Democrats are saying that the change would just lessen the number of workers eligible for the health coverage, putting more of them at risk of losing their jobs.

The White House previously said U.S. President Barack Obama will not sign the law but the announcement all the more prompted Republican leaders to question the president's views. House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy of California said Obama needs to prove that he cares about low-income workers, working women and small businesses by signing the said bill.

Aside from the Affordable Care Law, the White House also threatened to veto the bill on the Keystone XL pipeline that is set to be passed on Friday.

In order to override the vetoes of the president, Republicans must gather two-thirds of Congress and Senate majority votes. This means Republicans need to ask for support from the Democrats.

"Given the chance to start with a burst of bipartisan productivity, the president turned his back on the American people's priorities," said House Speaker Republican John Boehner of the issue. "We were taking our oath of office when they were issuing veto threats. Come on."

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