"issue a veto" is a correct phrase and is commonly used in written English.
It means to officially reject or refuse to approve a decision or proposal. Example: The President has the power to issue a veto and reject any bill passed by Congress.
He called the White House and asked it to issue a veto threat, which it promptly did.
During the day, they prayed to the Virgin of Guadalupe that Governor Jan Brewer would issue a veto.
If he does issue a veto, the White House would need the votes of only a third plus one of the members of the House or the Senate to uphold it.
Two lawmakers are calling on President Obama to issue a veto threat against gun legislation working its way through Congress that would make it easier for people to carry concealed handguns across state lines, signifying growing concern among Democrats that the measure may reach the president's desk.
The association hired lobbyists in Sacramento to oppose Leno's bill and has urged Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, to issue a veto.
Then, his request would be rejected by a bipartisan majority in Congress and he would then have to issue a veto in order to raise the debt ceiling.
The administration had issued a veto threat against an earlier House version of the legislation.
The White House expressed a similar view in issuing a veto threat against the bill.
Mr. Obama has already issued a veto threat on the bill, but it will never reach his desk.
The White House this week issued a veto threat against the overall measure, singling out the tax increase to pay for veterans benefits as a top reason.
Last month, Dominic Grieve, the attorney general, issued a veto that puts an absolute block on the publication of 27 letters between Prince Charles and ministers.
