6:49 p.m. ET, October 24, 2023
The White House called out House Republicans for failing to coalesce around a nominee for speaker and placed early blame on the GOP for a looming government shutdown set for November 17 if Congress can’t reach an agreement to extend federal funding.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates, in a statement, said Republicans are opting to fight among themselves rather than consider a $105 billion supplemental spending proposal from President Joe Biden, which would support wars in Israel and Ukraine, fund US border security, and bolster Taiwan’s military readiness.
