Reuters: The White House on Tuesday issued a veto threat for a Republican-backed bill to make the Federal Reserve set interest rate policy using a mathematical rule, a proposal Fed Chair Janet Yellen said would "severely damage" the U.S. economy.
The Obama administration opposes the proposal because it would hinder the Fed's ability to help the economy, the White House said in a statement.
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