Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. With both the White House and the Department of Defense now saying that the paychecks of our military men and women will be threatened by a government shutdown an effort led by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) to ensure pay for members of the armed forces is gaining rapid bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate with 40 cosponsors already signed on.
Sen. Hutchison: The men and women who serve our nation each and every day at home and in operations across the world deserve our full support. At a time when more than 90000 service members are in Afghanistan and 47000 are in Iraq it is crucial that Congress act to make sure these brave men and women receive their hard earned pay. Any disruption in pay would cause significant financial strain on military families damage morale and negatively impact military readiness."
The administration has indicated that members of the armed forces would not receive paychecks in the event of a government shutdown:
White House: They will continue to earn money during this period of time but given that we dont have any money to pay out they will not be paid they will not receive their paychecks until we have money again and Congress appropriates said a senior administration official. Politico April 6 2011
Department of Defense: But in all seriousness based on some stuff I read this morning if the government shuts down starts on the 8th and goes for a week youd get a half a check. If it goes from the 15th to the 30th you wouldnt get a pay check on the 30th but you would be back paid for all of it. So thats the deal and Im you know frankly I remember when I was your age I did a lot of living from pay check to pay check and so I hope this thing doesnt happen." ABC News April 7 2011
We expect a significant number of civilian DOD employees will unfortunately be furloughed if the government shuts down a senior administration official said today. Christian Science Monitor April 6 2011
S. 724 the Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 is cosponsored by:
Sen. Ayotte Kelly R-NH
Sen. Barrasso John R-WY
Sen. Blunt Roy R-MO
Sen. Bingaman Jeff D-NM
Sen. Burr Richard R-NC
Sen. Casey Robert P. Jr. D-PA
Sen. Chambliss Saxby R-GA
Sen. Coats Daniel R-IN
Sen. Collins Susan M. R-ME
Sen. Corker Bob R-TN
Sen. Cornyn John R-TX
Sen. Crapo Mike R-ID
Sen. DeMint Jim R-SC
Sen. Ensign John R-NV
Sen. Enzi Michael B. R-WY
Sen. Graham Lindsey R-SC
Sen. Grassley Chuck R-IA
Sen. Hagan Kay D-NC
Sen. Hatch Orrin G. R-UT
Sen. Hoeven John R-ND
Sen. Inhofe James M. R-OK
Sen. Johanns Mike R-NE
Sen. Johnson Ron R-WI
Sen. Kyl Jon R-AZ
Sen. Lee Mike R-UT
Sen. Lieberman Joe ID-CT
Sen. McConnell Mitch R-KY
Sen. Moran Jerry R-KS
Sen. Murkowski Lisa R-AK
Sen. Portman Rob R-OH
Sen. Risch James E. R-ID
Sen. Roberts Pat R-KS
Sen. Rubio Marco R-FL
Sen. Snowe Olympia J. R-ME
Sen. Stabenow Debbie D-MI
Sen. Tester John D-MT
Sen. Thune John R-SD
Sen. Toomey Pat R-PA
Sen. Udall Tom D-NM
Sen. Vitter David R-LA
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 assures that in the event of a Federal Government shutdown our nations men and women in uniform would continue to receive their military pay and allowances.
This bill not only protects all active duty men and women but also those who serve in the Coast Guard and Reserve Components. Additionally a provision is included to give the Secretary of Defense the discretion to allow those who serve as DOD civilians or contractors in support of our men and women in uniform to continue to be paid as well.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. With both the White House and the Department of Defense now saying that the paychecks of our military men and women will be threatened by a government shutdown an effort led by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) to ensure pay for members of the armed forces is gaining rapid bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate with 40 cosponsors already signed on.
Sen. Hutchison: The men and women who serve our nation each and every day at home and in operations across the world deserve our full support. At a time when more than 90000 service members are in Afghanistan and 47000 are in Iraq it is crucial that Congress act to make sure these brave men and women receive their hard earned pay. Any disruption in pay would cause significant financial strain on military families damage morale and negatively impact military readiness."
The administration has indicated that members of the armed forces would not receive paychecks in the event of a government shutdown:
White House: They will continue to earn money during this period of time but given that we dont have any money to pay out they will not be paid they will not receive their paychecks until we have money again and Congress appropriates said a senior administration official. Politico April 6 2011
Department of Defense: But in all seriousness based on some stuff I read this morning if the government shuts down starts on the 8th and goes for a week youd get a half a check. If it goes from the 15th to the 30th you wouldnt get a pay check on the 30th but you would be back paid for all of it. So thats the deal and Im you know frankly I remember when I was your age I did a lot of living from pay check to pay check and so I hope this thing doesnt happen." ABC News April 7 2011
We expect a significant number of civilian DOD employees will unfortunately be furloughed if the government shuts down a senior administration official said today. Christian Science Monitor April 6 2011
S. 724 the Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 is cosponsored by:
Sen. Ayotte Kelly R-NH
Sen. Barrasso John R-WY
Sen. Blunt Roy R-MO
Sen. Bingaman Jeff D-NM
Sen. Burr Richard R-NC
Sen. Casey Robert P. Jr. D-PA
Sen. Chambliss Saxby R-GA
Sen. Coats Daniel R-IN
Sen. Collins Susan M. R-ME
Sen. Corker Bob R-TN
Sen. Cornyn John R-TX
Sen. Crapo Mike R-ID
Sen. DeMint Jim R-SC
Sen. Ensign John R-NV
Sen. Enzi Michael B. R-WY
Sen. Graham Lindsey R-SC
Sen. Grassley Chuck R-IA
Sen. Hagan Kay D-NC
Sen. Hatch Orrin G. R-UT
Sen. Hoeven John R-ND
Sen. Inhofe James M. R-OK
Sen. Johanns Mike R-NE
Sen. Johnson Ron R-WI
Sen. Kyl Jon R-AZ
Sen. Lee Mike R-UT
Sen. Lieberman Joe ID-CT
Sen. McConnell Mitch R-KY
Sen. Moran Jerry R-KS
Sen. Murkowski Lisa R-AK
Sen. Portman Rob R-OH
Sen. Risch James E. R-ID
Sen. Roberts Pat R-KS
Sen. Rubio Marco R-FL
Sen. Snowe Olympia J. R-ME
Sen. Stabenow Debbie D-MI
Sen. Tester John D-MT
Sen. Thune John R-SD
Sen. Toomey Pat R-PA
Sen. Udall Tom D-NM
Sen. Vitter David R-LA
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011 assures that in the event of a Federal Government shutdown our nations men and women in uniform would continue to receive their military pay and allowances.
This bill not only protects all active duty men and women but also those who serve in the Coast Guard and Reserve Components. Additionally a provision is included to give the Secretary of Defense the discretion to allow those who serve as DOD civilians or contractors in support of our men and women in uniform to continue to be paid as well.
