Starving the military: Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay

[cbabe]

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5545001-mike-johnson-military-pay-bill-shutdown/

Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay

BY EMILY BROOKS - 10/08/25 11:35 AM ET

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement saying he was open to holding such a vote.

If the shutdown drags on and Congress does not pass a bill to pay the troops or reopen the government, Oct. 15 will mark the first time in the modern times that service members missed a paycheck during a government shutdown. In previous shutdowns, Congress had either already funded the military or passed a measure to ensure troop pay.

Asked in a press conference Wednesday if he would move a bill by unanimous consent to pay the troops if the shutdown drags into next week — which would not require bringing back all House members to vote if there were no objections — Johnson signaled he would not.

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(Protecting pedophiles vs warriors.)

[patphil]

1. And yet the republicans expect these soldiers to train for war on the streets of our cities.

The same cities that many of them came from.
I know how hard it is for lower rank enlisted men and women to support a family while in the military.
Especially with inflation rising.
No pay is just another nail in the coffin of military support for Trump's fascist takeover.
But then, Trump sees soldiers as suckers and losers, so you have to expect this.