Congress Faces Deadlock as Shutdown Continues, Military Pay at Risk
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Amid ongoing government shutdown, Democrats are advocating for immediate pay for military and essential federal workers, with some proposing legislation to ensure on-time pay, while negotiations to reopen the government continue to stall.
- Democrats float immediately paying feds working through shutdown as Congress again rejects bill to reopen government Government Executive
- Government shutdown latest; Trump vows military will be paid; Senate rejects deals USA Today
- C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die' NBC News
- Johnson rejects push for military pay fix as shutdown fight intensifies Fox News
- Pressuring Democrats, Johnson rules out standalone troop pay bill Politico
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