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The White House and some Republicans pan Johnson's 2-part plan to avoid a shutdown

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters ahead of the debate and vote on supplemental aid to Israel at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The Biden administration and fellow Democrats are panning a proposal by House GOP leaders for a two-part government spending bill that would fund certain agencies through one date and other agencies through another.

On Saturday, House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled the plan — a highly unusual structure for a stopgap spending bill — and it quickly garnered opposition from both a handful of House Republicans and the White House.

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