UPDATE 1-Obama would veto House Republican 'piecemeal' spending bills -White House
October 01, 2013 at 18:14 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto any "piecemeal" legislation that would restore funding only to certain parts of the government like national parks, veterans programs and the District of Columbia rather than a broad federal spending bill, the White House said on Tuesday.