The Speaker of the US House of Representatives proposed a draft budget without aid to Ukraine

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson presented his version of a bill for temporary funding of government programs, which does not provide support for Israel and Ukraine. The document was published on the congress website.

It must be passed by November 17, otherwise the US government will be suspended. The speaker proposed extending funding for some programs until January 19, 2024, others until February 2, writes The Hill.

The publication clarifies that, according to Johnson, assistance to Ukraine should be considered independently of other foreign assistance.

Politico writesthat the House Rules Committee will review the bill on Nov. 13 and decide whether it can be brought to the House floor. In a statement, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre it saysthat “this proposal is just a recipe for more chaos among Republicans.”

“House Republicans are wasting valuable time on a frivolous proposal that has been criticized by members of both parties,” she said. Jean-Pierre called on Republicans to “stop wasting time on their own political differences, get on with their jobs and work in a bipartisan manner to prevent a shutdown.”

On November 17, the federal budget for the new financial year is due to be approved. Otherwise, and in the absence of interim solutions, the US government will close completely or partially (depending on the distribution of funding), in other words, declare a “shutdown.”