FROM FOX NEWS: A Democrat-led bid to force through a bill to pay the military during the government shutdown was blocked in the House on Friday.
Democrats and some Republicans have been demanding a House vote on ensuring U.S. troops do not miss their coming Oct. 15 paycheck or any others as the government shutdown barrels into a third week.
But GOP leaders have largely dismissed the request, panning it as a Democrat bid to save face after rejecting Republicans’ funding bill that would have kept the military and other federal workers paid.
Active duty service members are deemed “essential” and so must keep working during the government shutdown. But they and other federal employees are expected to miss pay until the government is funded — at which point they would receive back pay from the checks skipped during the shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed the issue of military pay in comments to the press.
“By way of reminder, the House passed a clean, nonpartisan CR three weeks ago today to keep the government funded and, by extension, to pay our troops and TSA agents and Border Patrol agents and air traffic controllers and the rest of our federal workforce,” Johnson said.
“We had that vote three weeks ago. And since then, Senate Democrats have voted repeatedly to keep the government closed. And the Senate, they have now voted seven times to block paychecks for 2 million federal civilian workers and 1.3 million active-duty military men and women.”
REMINDER: On Sept. 19, the House passed a clean CR to keep the government open, pay military families, fund veterans’ care, and keep Border Patrol, TSA, and air traffic controllers on the job.
EVERY House Democrat but one voted NO.
Now CHUCK SCHUMER is the only thing standing… pic.twitter.com/N7CS7W1Q0H
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 10, 2025
More than 230,000 Texans — including members of the military — will not receive paychecks until the Democrat Shutdown is over.
Democrats want Texans to pay for illegals’ healthcare, and are holding them hostage over it. pic.twitter.com/BeNcB1RHWs
— Texas GOP (@TexasGOP) October 9, 2025
Democrats have now voted EIGHT TIMES to BLOCK pay for our troops and federal workers.
Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats think every day of this shutdown “gets better” for them — even as it hurts hardworking Americans.
Once again, Democrats are putting AMERICANS LAST. pic.twitter.com/0uIM2cKfW5
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) October 10, 2025
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