{"id":2497718,"date":"2025-10-10T20:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-troops-will-miss-paycheck-for-first-time-in-history-thanks-to-schumer-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T20:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T00:09:54","slug":"us-troops-will-miss-paycheck-for-first-time-in-history-thanks-to-schumer-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-troops-will-miss-paycheck-for-first-time-in-history-thanks-to-schumer-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"US Troops Will Miss Paycheck For First Time In History Thanks to Schumer Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-troops-will-miss-paycheck-for-first-time-in-history-thanks-to-schumer-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2497718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown caused by Senate Democrats blocking funding, 1.3 million active-duty military service members face missing their first paycheck in American history. while troops have been required to work without guaranteed pay since the shutdown began on october 1,the looming October 15 payday is at risk if the impasse continues. Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refuse to support a clean funding bill to reopen the government and prevent a pay lapse, placing the blame on Republicans, who insist that Democrats are obstructing the process. <\/p>\n<p>Military families, many living paycheck-to-paycheck, are experiencing financial strain, leading to increased demand for military charity assistance, with organizations preparing millions in aid to help service members.Republican leaders,including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate majority Leader John Thune,criticize Democrats for prioritizing political agendas over the well-being of troops and federal workers affected by partial paychecks. The White House is reportedly exploring legal options to ensure troops are paid despite the shutdown. Meanwhile, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Republicans of not being serious about paying troops and reopening the government, even as Democrats have opposed stopgap funding measures. A small shift of a few Democratic votes could end the shutdown and restore pay for military personnel and federal employees.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Active-duty service members are on the verge of missing their next paycheck due to Senate Democrats voting to keep the government shuttered indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. service members were already temporarily reporting to work without the certainty of being paid on time since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, but the 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >3 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-steps-up-vaccination-efforts-as-states-try-to-meet-demand\/\" title=\"U.S. steps up vaccination efforts as states try to meet demand\">active-duty troops<\/a><\/a> are likely to miss their first paycheck as the funding lapse drags on through next week.<\/p>\n<p>Top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-gonna-cut-democrat-programs-shutdown-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> claimed Friday that the onus is on Republicans to prevent a pay lapse, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a majority of his caucus have repeatedly rejected a clean funding measure to reopen the government.<\/p>\n<p>Republican leaders have sharply criticized their Democratic counterparts for embracing the shutdown despite mounting fallout for military families. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers also received a partial paycheck on Friday due to the lapse in government funding.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not in a good mood here in the Capitol. It&rsquo;s a somber day,&rdquo; House Speaker Mike Johnson said during a Republican leadership press conference on Friday. &ldquo;Today marks the first day federal workers across America will receive a partial paycheck thanks to Democrats&rsquo; obstruction to the system here. This is the last paycheck that 700,000 federal workers will see until Washington Democrats decide to do their job and reopen the government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup'); 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    aditudePlayer(); } else if (window.adUserGroup==='B') {     console.log('Running Anyclip player for group B');     anyclipPlayer(); } else {     console.log('Running STN player for group C');     stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Starting next week, American service members, many of whom live paycheck-to-paycheck, are going to miss a full paycheck,&rdquo; Johnson continued. &ldquo;If Democrats don&rsquo;t end this paycheck by Monday, then that October 15th [pay] date will pass us by.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-abolish-60-vote-rule-soul-nation-future-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a> Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday also slammed the prospect of the Democrat shutdown forcing military personnel to miss a paycheck as &ldquo;beyond the pale.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The looming pay lapse will be the first time in American history that active-duty troops miss a paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said on Friday that President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-use-profits-dem-opposed-tariffs-save-women-childrens-food-program-dem-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> is reviewing various options to ensure that troops are paid. A senior White House official told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the administration is exploring every legal maneuver at its disposal to pay troops during the &ldquo;Democrat Shutdown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Military charities have seen a surge in demand for financial assistance due to military families anxious about missing a paycheck. Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of military advocacy organization Blue Star Families, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/10\/08\/politics\/military-families-government-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told CNN<\/a> that fewer than one in three military families have at least $3,000 in savings.<\/p>\n<p>The Army&rsquo;s official charity already approved over $7 million in payments for soldiers on active duty expecting to miss a paycheck on Oct. 15, and the Air Force&rsquo;s charity has been flooded with applications for financial support. The charity <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/military-shutdown-financial-need\/\">reportedly<\/a> has &ldquo;several million in potential funds&rdquo; for airmen and Space Force guardians staring down a missed payday.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Ryan, a spokesperson for Army Emergency Relief, told Task and Purpose that over 6,000 people created accounts with AER since Oct. 8, and it&rsquo;s estimated over 90 percent of those people will request financial aid. Because of the massive influx of online traffic on Wednesday, AER&rsquo;s online portal struggled to operate and stopped working at one point.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Currently, we are receiving applications on the portal for approval and putting them in the queue so they are ready for payment by [October] 15th,&rdquo; Ryan <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/military-shutdown-financial-need\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CCurrently%2C%20we%20are%20receiving%20applications%20on%20the%20portal%20for%20approval%20and%20putting%20them%20in%20the%20queue%20so%20they%20are%20ready%20for%20payment%20by%20%5BOctober%5D%2015th%2C%E2%80%9D%20Ryan%20said.%20%E2%80%9DWe%20are%20prepared%20for%20%2450%20million%20but%20will%20make%20adjustments%20as%20needed%20if%20more.%E2%80%9D\">told<\/a> the outlet. &ldquo;We are prepared for $50 million but will make adjustments as needed if more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed Republicans are not serious about paying troops during the shutdown at a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not serious about reopening the government. Republicans aren&rsquo;t even serious about paying our active-duty troops,&rdquo; Jeffries told reporters. &ldquo;[Democrats are] ready, willing and able to sit down with our Republican colleagues, extend the Affordable Care Act tax credit, address the Republicans health care crisis, reopen the government, pay our troops, pay our hardworking federal employees, and enact a spending agreement that actually makes life better for the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries has repeatedly urged Democrats to oppose a clean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-sen-kennedy-lists-worst-items-dems-demand-funded-reopen-government-zambian-circumcision-classes-male-prostitutes-etc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stopgap<\/a> funding bill that would reopen the government and avert a troop pay lapse. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon &#039;Abuse of Power&#039;\">minority leader<\/a> and nearly all House Democrats voted against a measure that would have prevented a funding lapse in September.<\/p>\n<p>Thune has continued to urge rank-and-file Democrats to break with Schumer and vote for the bipartisan spending bill to reopen the government. If just five more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-washington-post-slams-democrats-shutdown-entitlement-programs-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> support the measure, the shutdown would end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All that has to happen is we pick up the bill off the Senate desk, five Democrats join us in addition to those who already have, and the government opens up again, and then you don&rsquo;t have that discussion, everybody gets paid again,&rdquo; Thune told PBS NewsHour on Thursday evening. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the best way to end this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a &#039;Good Samaritan&#039;\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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