Oct. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that military personnel will start missing paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown continues.
"I think we'll be able to pay them beginning in November, but by Nov. 15 our troops and service members who are willing to risk their lives aren't going to be able to get paid," Bessent said in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation."
The government shutdown, which began Oct. 1 and has lasted for 26 days, is among the longest major shutdowns on record, underscoring the depth of the political impasse between Republicans and Democrats in Washington.
Democrats, led by Schumer and Jeffries, have said they won't support any bill to reopen the government unless it provides an extension of the currently enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits scheduled to expire. Republicans have said they are only willing to discuss healthcare issues when the government reopens.
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