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C-SPAN caller presses Johnson over looming military pay lapse: ‘My kids could die’
A Republican caller warned House Speaker Johnson that military pay delays could threaten her children's lives, urging him to end the shutdown before troops miss paychecks on Oct. 15.
- During a rare live C-SPAN appearance on Thursday, a caller begged House Speaker Mike Johnson to end the shutdown, saying `my kids could die` if paychecks are missed.
- The government shutdown, now in its ninth day, stems from stalled funding talks after the continuing resolution three weeks earlier failed and Senate votes blocked House measures amid a health-care subsidies debate.
- Samantha said she has two medically fragile children and a husband, a military service member who served two tours in Afghanistan, warning that if pay lapses on Oct. 15 they’d miss medication.
- At a news briefing, Johnson said he was `so sorry to hear` and blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for blocking a standalone troop-pay vote, which he won't hold before paychecks lapse Oct. 15.
- That Oct. 15 deadline raises stakes for military families and lawmakers as service members would miss pay for the first time in modern history, while the House GOP continuing resolution funds until Nov. 21.
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C-SPAN caller begs GOP leader to end shutdown: ‘My kids could die!’
A C-SPAN caller scolded House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday during a televised open forum, pleading with the GOP leader in an emotional exchange to end the ongoing government shutdown.
·New Jersey, United States
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ABC Harps on Caller to Speaker Johnson, Argues He’s Kept Gov’t Closed, Checks Withheld
ABC Harps on Caller to Speaker Johnson, Argues He’s Kept Gov’t Closed, Checks Withheld Though it has received play on all three major broadcast networks, ABC chose on Thursday night and Friday morning to emphasize an anonymous C-SPAN call to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of a woman worried her children “could die” if Johnson fails to reopen the government and ensure federal employees are paid. Of course, ABC (and the caller) ignored how tha…
·Washington, United States
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NBC WashingtonC-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: ‘My kids could die'
·Boston, United States
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