Obama Signs Bill Guaranteeing Active Duty Military Pay In Event Of Shutdown -- FOX News
Senate Democrats are vowing to reject House Republicans' last-minute bid to delay ObamaCare by attaching new amendments to a must-pass spending bill.
But the Senate has accepted one Republican idea -- a bill that would pay the military in the event of a shutdown. The Senate easily approved the bill late Monday afternoon and President Obama signed it into law a few hours later, as the government careened toward a shutdown.
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More News On Active Duty Military Pay Being Unaffected As The U.S. Government Shuts Down
Congress Passes Shutdown Exemption For Military Pay -- Defense News
Senate Clears Bill to Pay Military in Shutdown -- Time/AP
Senate Passes Bill to Pay Military in Shutdown -- Military.com
Senate clears bill to pay military in case of shutdown -- Washington Post
Congress can agree on one thing: military will be paid if government shuts down -- CNN
My Comment: The last thing that you want is some soldier in some FOB in Afghanistan wondering if his wife back home will get his pay so that she could then pay the rent.
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