Active-duty service members are on the verge of missing their next paycheck due to Senate Democrats voting to keep the government shuttered indefinitely.
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 1.3 million active-duty troops are likely to miss their first paycheck as the funding lapse drags on through next week.
Top Democrats 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.
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Republican leaders have sharply criticized their Democratic counterparts for embracing the shutdown despite mounting fallout for military families.
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