CLINTON THREATENS TO VETO LIABILITY REFORM

President Clinton said he would veto theliability reform legislationnearing a vote in the Senate if it passes in its current form. Clinton said that the bill "might be called the 'Drunk Drivers Protection Act'" because it would cap damages in civil cases, including the amount paid by drunk drivers and others, and he urged the Senate to remove what he called "undeserved protection" for offenders such as drunken drivers, child abusers and terrorists.