The administration fired warning shots over two funding bills Republicans are expected to bring to the floor in the days ahead.
The bills would fund the Departments of the Interior, Environment, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and other agencies.
The House bills would cut Department of Transportation funding by $7 billion compared to fiscal 2023 levels, $1.2 billion from HUD funding compared to 2023 levels and nearly $4 billion from EPA funding compared to 2023 levels.
The bills aren’t expected to pass the Senate in their current form, but the warnings come as Democrats ramp up criticism of Republican funding plans.
The White House argued that House Republicans undercut an agreement reached by administration officials and GOP lawmakers in May on spending as part of negotiations to raise the debt limit.
“House Republicans had an opportunity to engage in a productive, bipartisan appropriations process, but instead are wasting time with partisan bills that cut domestic spending to levels well below the [Fiscal Responsibility Act] agreement and endanger critical services for the American people,” the White House said.
“These levels would result in deep cuts to clean energy programs and other programs that work to combat climate change, essential nutrition services, law enforcement, consumer safety, education, and healthcare.”
The White House veto threats come as lawmakers face a Nov. 17 government funding deadline.
The Hill’s Brett Samuels has more here.
