US EditionTroops Request Assistance at ‘Unprecedented’ Rate as Shutdown Persists
Congressional leaders face growing pressure to pass emergency legislation as 1.3 million active-duty military personnel risk missing pay amid a prolonged government shutdown.
- Wednesday, 1.3 million active-duty service military personnel are set to miss their pay as non-essential government work stopped after the September 30 funding deadline.
- Republicans refused to include subsidy language for 24 million Americans, and Senate Democrats repeatedly blocked a resolution to reopen agencies after the September 30 funding deadline.
- Angry confrontations broke out in congressional corridors as Johnson clashed with Democratic senators while Stefanik called for an emergency vote on troops’ pay.
- With the Senate out until Oct 14, pressure is mounting on Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the House for a vote on military pay, as the shutdown lasts at least 14 days.
- Members of Congress have been looking to President Joe Biden to intervene, but he remains focused on a Gaza ceasefire deal and deploying federal troops to Chicago and Portland.
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Tran Leads Fight to Protect Troops’ Pay Amid GOP Shutdown
Congressman Derek Tran, a U.S. Army veteran, is leading the charge to ensure America’s service members are paid during the Republicans’ government shutdown. Tran, alongside Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), sent a letter to Speaker Johnson calling on him to bring House Republicans back to work in Washington to pass legislation guaranteeing pay for U.S. troops by the October 15 deadline. As Californians grapple with skyrocketing health care cost…
Marine Corps Times
Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists
Due to processing time, Congress would need to act to ensure military pay Monday or earlier in order to avoid troops' checks being delayed, DFAS confirmed.
The Killeen Daily Herald
Tempers flare as US shutdown threatens troops' pay
US senators began a long weekend Friday that guarantees the government shutdown lasting at least 14 days, with both sides more entrenched than ever and the military facing an unprecedented threat to its pay.
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