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Speaker Johnson: No Standalone Vote for Military Pay During Shutdown

‘The House did its job,’ he said on Oct. 8, regarding the passage of the continuing resolution. ’We did that almost three weeks ago.’
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Speaker Johnson: No Standalone Vote for Military Pay During Shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) holds a press conference about the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol, on Oct. 6, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Oct. 8 struck down the possibility of his chamber voting on a standalone measure to keep paying the military during the government shutdown.

Instead, he pointed to the continuing resolution, which remains held up in the Senate, reiterating that the House of Representatives had already voted on such a bill.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.