Vice President Vance told members of the US Marine Corps gathered at Camp Pendleton, California on Saturday that they will still get paid government shutdown,
Vance, appearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and second lady Usha Vance, gave comments In celebration of the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary.
“I come today with greetings from our Commander in Chief, Donald J. Trump, and he wanted me to tell each and every one of you that he’s proud of you, that he loves you,” Vance said. “And despite Schumer being shut down, he’s going to do everything he can to make sure you get paid what you deserve.”
To cheers and applause, Vance said he had to “just be a little political, because Congressional Democrats want to keep the government shut down, even if it means a lot of you won’t get your paychecks.”
Vance said he told the president the administration “needs to figure out how to pay these Marines, not only for their sake, but certainly … because if we don’t pay our enlisted Marines, every bar in Southern California will be out of business.”
senate republican the questions were About how Trump will pay the more than 1 million military service members and where the funds will go to them. Trump recently ordered Hegseth to use “All available funds” To ensure that the soldiers get their pay checks as early as this week.
On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R.S.D.) vote on the calendar For next week on the bill to pay service members. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), would ensure that service members will be paid during the shutdown once unrestricted funds identified by the administration are exhausted.
Democrats have been determined to negotiate an extension on the soon-to-expire health care tax credit before agreeing to reopen the government.
