U.S. government shutdown or suspension of pay for active-duty military personnel US Treasury Secretary: This is embarrassing
According to the Times website, U.S. government officials have warned that if an agreement cannot be reached as soon as possible to end the federal government's "stagnation", active military personnel could soon face unpaid situations.
According to the report, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bescent said in an interview with CBS, "In the middle of this month, we used the remaining funds of the Pentagon to be able to pay salaries to military personnel." He believes that payments can still be maintained in early November, but by November 15, the U.S. government may not be able to pay the salaries of military and service members.
"It's embarrassing," Bessent said.
According to reports, another official pointed out that the federal government's ability to pay military pay may have problems as early as November 15th. U.S. service members were last paid on October 15. On the same day, US President Trump signed a document instructing the federal government to use "all the remaining funds available for expenditure" to pay the salaries of active-duty military personnel, but it is unclear whether this document is applicable to the next scheduled payday coming on October 31st.
Asked whether soldiers would be paid on time later this week, House Speaker Johnson said, “We can’t be 100% sure.
U.S. Senate Democrats vetoed a Republican-backed bill on Monday that would ensure paying salaries to active soldiers and other federal personnel who must work during the government’s “stop-up,” meaning that U.S. soldiers may not be able to get their salaries on time this week.
The report pointed out that although some Democrats broke party lines and voted in support of the bill, most Democrats believed that it would give the Trump administration too much power to decide arbitrarily what to pay federal employees during the shutdown.
According to the U.S. "Congress Montana" report, contrary to the two parties in the parliament's spike relative situation, the Democratic and Republican people's poll experts agreed that the government "stop" is a growing burden for both parties.
“What we see is mainly the (people’s) aversion to the entire federal government system, as well as the aversion to both houses,” said White Ells, a prominent Republican poll expert, speaking about government shutdowns, “Most Americans don’t understand why the federal government can’t function effectively and can’t keep the government running through budgets.”
Source: China News Network, Reference News Weixin Official Accounts