Federal law enforcement will also serve without pay.
The halt in congressionally approved funding for the federal government means that U.S. military and law enforcement personnel will not receive pay. However, the troops and federal agents will still be required to perform their duties.
The Pentagon stated in its shutdown contingency plan, “Military personnel on active duty, including reserve component personnel on Federal active duty, will continue to report for duty and carry out assigned duties. This includes duty involving excepted and, to the extent they can be performed without incurring new obligations, non-excepted activities.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also reported, “Our [Homeland Security] law enforcement officers will continue to work throughout the Democrats’ Shutdown to make sure our homeland is safe and secure. More than 200,000 of these patriots will go without pay.”
She added, “The Democrats will be forcing over 150,000 officers and nearly 50,000 members of the military—our frontline of defense—to continue protecting our nation without pay.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For members of Congress to come to an agreement to fund the government so the men and women serving in the U.S. military and federal law enforcement receive pay.
- For U.S. Armed Forces personnel and DHS, ICE, CBP, and other agents who will be serving and defending the nation without compensation during the shutdown.
Sources: Daily Wire, CBS News
