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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.

"This proposal is just a recipe for more Republican chaos and more shutdowns—full stop," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre 

The federal government will run out of money by the end of the day on Friday if no new deal is reached.

 would extend funding for veterans programs, transportation, housing, agriculture and energy through Jan. 19, while spending for other agencies including the Defense Department and the State Department would be extended until Feb. 2.

"This two-step continuing resolution is a necessary bill to place House Republicans in the best position to fight for conservative victories," Johnson 

. "The bill will stop the absurd holiday-season omnibus tradition of massive, loaded up spending bills introduced right before the Christmas recess."

The proposal leaves out funding the Biden administration requested for Israel, Ukraine and the U.S.-Mexico border.

Johnson's plan faces difficult prospects in Congress. House Republicans have a narrow majority, and some of the conference's more hardline members have already announced their opposition to the proposal.

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, 

 on X, formerly known as Twitter, as "Pelosi level spending & policies for 75 days - for future 'promises,'" referring to former Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The proposal's passage is also unlikely in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

 that the Office of Management and Budget has already started warning federal agencies to prepare for a government shutdown.

The budget battle comes less than a month after Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, 

 in the House GOP after the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  

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House Speaker Mike Johnson's temporary spending plan has already been met with opposition from Democrats and some Republicans.

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

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