WASHINGTON DC / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – The ongoing government shutdown in the US threatens to jeopardize military pay. Despite short-term measures by the Trump administration, soldiers could be without pay starting in mid-November if an agreement is not reached.
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The current government shutdown in the USA has far-reaching effects that are now threatening the pay of military personnel. Finance Minister Scott Bessent warned that soldiers’ salaries will no longer be guaranteed from November 15 if the standoff continues. This announcement contradicts previous assurances from the Trump administration that troops’ pay would be secured despite the funding gap.
President Trump had ordered the Pentagon to use unused research and development funds to pay military salaries. That measure, which included about $8 billion from the previous fiscal year, was expected to protect salaries through the middle of the month. But government officials warned that this was only a temporary solution and that salaries at the end of the month and beyond would be at risk if the shutdown continued.
Bessent blamed the situation on Democrats in Congress, accusing them of caring more about their primaries than the well-being of the American people. Democrats are calling for an extension of health insurance tax credits as a condition of reopening the government, while Republicans insist that discussion should only take place after the government reopens.
The shutdown has already begun to hurt the economy, and Bessent urged moderate Democrats to break away from their party and vote for the Republican Party’s proposed government reopening measure. This measure has already failed several times in the Senate because it did not receive the required 60 votes.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stressed the urgency of reopening the government and urged Republicans to return to the negotiating table to reach a bipartisan agreement. He emphasized that Democrats expect concrete action, not just promises, from Republicans.
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