Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.S. won't be able to pay military by Nov. 15 amid government shutdown

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: October 26, 2025 / 12:48 PM EDT


Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on, despite the Trump administration's previous assurances that members of the military will be paid amid the funding lapse. "I think we'll be able to pay them beginning in November, but by Nov. 15 our troops and service members who are willing to risk their lives aren't going to be able to get paid," Bessent said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

President Trump directed the Pentagon to use unspent research and development funds to pay the military earlier this month, with around $8 billion in funds from the previous fiscal year identified to cover the mid-month paychecks.

But officials have warned that the move was a temporary fix, and that members of the military risked missing their next paychecks at the end of the month, and beyond, if the shutdown continues.

Bessent suggested that members of the military will receive their upcoming paycheck, but he warned that if the shutdown continues, the U.S. would be unable to pay the service members by mid-November. "What an embarrassment," Bessent said, putting the blame on Democratic leaders in Congress who he claimed are "worried about their primaries, and not the American people."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-military-paychecks-government-shutdown/

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Of course you can't and using an illegal "donation" for BA funding of salaries should be a non-starter and will probably end up in 45's pockets.

Since you all have dissolved the U.S. Legislative Branch - just call up Majority Leader John Thune in the Senate and tell him to "kill the filibuster" (cloture Rule) and pass the C.R. - and it will ALL be on the GOP (and possibly those same 2 (D) and 1 (I) votes).

[vapor2]

1. Perhaps he needs to use the bailout money for Argentina

AND perhaps liar Mikey can call congress back to work.

[AnnaLee]

2. It is certainly a choice

No one froze tax COLLECTION.

[Midnight Writer]

3. But ICE will still get paid, right?

[BlueWavePsych]

4. Kick

[travelingthrulife]

5. GOP could open the government and pay them any time they want. They have

the majority.

[Raftergirl]

6. Does this mean the $130M from Mellon doesn't quite cut it? /s

[mdbl]

7. Where's the big donor that gave 130 million already?

Can't they give more? If it was a billionaire, this hasn't even approached what is being saved in taxes on this Big Shitty Bill that was passed.

[Vinca]

8. Then I guess Saint Mike and the wannabe king should get back to Washington and negotiate.

[surfered]

9. But Trump believes Argentina is more worthy of the $40 billion

[JI7]

10. How about the money given by some wealthy Trump supporter

to pay them ?

[COL Mustard]

11. Democratic Party leaders need to be banging the drum loud and hard

The House has been absent since late September. There are no negotiations ongoing, and the Dems are standing united to try and prevent a 30% on average increase to ACA premiums. The Republicans could solve this in a second if they would just negotiate something....or if they changed the rules in the Senate to allow a 50 vote passage of legislation. Also, what's his face (I hate to say his name) is in Asia this week, along with much of his Cabinet. There won't be any discussions while he's gone.

Oh, and Adelita Grijalva STILL hasn't been sworn in. I wonder why?

[Solly Mack]

12. ...

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13. Forcing people to work without pay is slavery. Any surprise.