The White House rejected US House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal. “It’s just a recipe for more chaos and more closures, period,” U.S. government spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “Just days after the Republican-driven shutdown — and after Congress was shut down for three weeks — House Republicans are wasting valuable time on a less serious proposal planned by members of both parties,” the statement said.
“An extreme Republican shutdown would jeopardize national security and domestic priorities. House Republicans must stop wasting time on their political divisions, do their work and engage across party lines to avoid gridlock.”
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