“ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant said the government will not be able to pay military salaries from the second half of November if the shutdown continues. Source: Bessent in an interview with CBS News, quoted by “Ukrinform” “We were able to pay the salaries of the military from the Pentagon’s reserve funds in the middle of this month. I think we will be able to do it at the beginning of November. But after November 15, our military, despite the fact that they are ready to risk their lives, will not be able to receive a salary. What a shame!” Background: The U.S. government largely shut down on Oct. 1 — a so-called shutdown — as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding agreement. For the ninth time, the US Senate has blocked a bill passed by the House of Representatives on temporary funding of the federal government, necessary to end the government “shutdown”, which has lasted for more than two weeks. The Treasury Department estimates that the shutdown is costing the US economy $15 billion a day, but Republicans and Democrats stand firm, showing no signs of compromise. We will remind: the Pentagon received a charitable contribution in the amount of 130 million dollars from a person who wished to remain anonymous, for the salaries of US military personnel, which could be delayed due to unapproved timely funding for the further activities of the federal government. According to the New York Times, the anonymous person who donated $130 million for the salaries of US military personnel turned out to be reclusive billionaire and the main donor of President Donald Trump, Timothy Mellon.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Scott Bessent, photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Source: Bessent in an interview with CBS News, quoted by “Ukrinform”
“We were able to pay the salaries of the military from the Pentagon’s reserve funds in the middle of this month. I think we will be able to do it in early November.
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But after November 15, our military, despite the fact that they are ready to risk their lives, will not be able to receive a salary. What a shame!”
Prehistory:
- The U.S. government largely shut down on Oct. 1 — a so-called shutdown — as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding agreement.
- For the ninth time, the US Senate has blocked a bill passed by the House of Representatives on temporary funding of the federal government, necessary to end the government “shutdown”, which has lasted for more than two weeks. The Treasury Department estimates that the shutdown is costing the US economy $15 billion a day, but Republicans and Democrats stand firm, showing no signs of compromise.
We will remind: The Pentagon received a charitable contribution of $130 million from a person who wished to remain anonymous for the salaries of U.S. service members that could be delayed due to the failure of timely funding for the continuation of the federal government.
According to the New York Times, the anonymous person who donated $130 million for the salaries of US military personnel turned out to be reclusive billionaire and the main donor of President Donald Trump, Timothy Mellon.