In their public statements, administration officials cited lower figures.
In making those statements, administration officials relied on estimates by the Congressional Budget Office, without citing much higher cost estimates by the Medicare actuary.
In private conversations with Israeli officials and a few public statements, administration officials have emphasized that they remain skeptical of Iran's intentions on the nuclear program, and that they will judge Iran by its actions, not by the conciliatory words of its newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani.
The veto threat came in an official statement of administration policy.
Perry said in a statement: "This administration's war on traditional American values must stop.
In Monday's statement, the administration emphasized that because Fannie and Freddie may one day come out from under government control, they should stay off the books.
Despite the president's statement, his administration's efforts have so far been confined to telephone calls from senior officials to Indian and Pakistani leaders urging calm.
The House passed the bill, 243 to 186, in July 2003, even though the White House, in an official statement of administration policy, had said it "strongly opposes" the bill.
But in an official statement of administration policy, the White House today said, "The president will veto the bill unless significant changes are made to address his major concerns".
In an official statement of administration policy, the White House said the president "strongly opposes House passage" of the bill championed by House Speaker John A. Boehner as the way to end the debt stalemate.
