The issue of paying the troops, who like all others on the federal payroll will miss their first paycheck, has put pressure on Democrats – some more than others.
Rep. Angie Craig, D-2nd District, who is running for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat, was one of 10 House Democrats, many of them moderates, who wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday asking him to reconvene the U.S. House to vote on legislation that would pay the military, even if there is no end to the shutdown.
“The threats from our adversaries do not stop because the federal government shuts down. We have an obligation to take care of our service members and asking them to stand guard without pay is wrong,” the lawmakers wrote.
But Johnson on Wednesday indicated there would not be any more House votes until the U.S. Senate agreed to his stopgap bill to reopen the government.
“The House did its job,” Johnson said. “The House is done.”
The post Rep. Angie Craig pushes for military pay during government shutdown appeared first on MinnPost.
