Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson has decided not to hold a separate vote to ensure military members are paid during the ongoing government shutdown. He emphasized that the House has already passed a temporary funding bill to prevent the shutdown, and now it's up to the Senate to act.
Key Facts
- Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House.
- He rejected the idea of a separate vote to pay military service members during the shutdown.
- The government shutdown could cause military members to miss paychecks.
- The House passed a bill to keep the government running until November 21.
- The House's stopgap spending bill aimed to fund various workers, including military and federal employees.
- The next decision depends on the Senate's response to the House bill.
- The article mentions that updates will follow as the situation develops.
