Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown
Source: politico
GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.
Nicholas Wu 10/10/2025, 12:59pm ET
A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the government shutdown was blocked on the House floor Friday by the GOP.
The presiding Republican, Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois, gaveled a brief pro forma session to a close before Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.) could make a procedural move to try to pass the legislation by unanimous consent.
Bost said after the session he didn’t allow Elfreth to move forward because the House was in a “perfunctory” session and he was “representing the speaker.”
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Speaker Mike Johnson has said repeatedly in recent days that the onus is on Senate Democrats to pass the stopgap spending bill the House approved last month and has ruled out a troop-pay standalone. President Donald Trump’s administration has been weighing options to continue paying military service members without requiring any additional congressional action. ..................
Read more: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/10/congress/troop-pay-bill-blocked-in-house-00602093
The Repugs have NO respect for military families on duty who have bills to pay just like other people do.
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