President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US government was in its second week of a “Shutdown”, he has ordered hergeses, the defence minister, to“Use all available funds to pay the Army’s wages on time”.
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Donald Trump said in a post on social media site real social that the government had “Identified funds” to pay military salaries during the “Shutdown”, but gave no details or sources of funding. Donald Trump blamed the Democrats for the government’s continued “Shutdown”, adding: “I will not allow Democrats to hold the military and national security hostage to a dangerous government shutdown.”.
According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump has instructed hergeses to pay the soldiers by the 15th. Pentagon officials said about $8bn of unallocated research and development funds from the previous fiscal year would be spent if the lockout continued beyond the 15th.
About 600,000 employees have been forced to take unpaid leave after the federal government shut down for nearly seven years on January 1 after the Senate failed to pass a new temporary appropriations bill before federal funds ran out, employees who provide“Essential services” are required to work without pay. About 1.3 million U. S. soldiers in active service, military pay in the 15th on time to pay attention. According to PBS, Donald Trump’s directive removes one of the pressure points that could have forced Congress to act, meaning the shutdown is likely to extend into a third week or longer.
But there is no such solution for federal employees who work without pay. Thousands of federal employees have been laid off during the shutdown, and White House departments have begun firing procedures on the 10th. The departments involved in the job cuts reportedly include the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health and Human Services and the Ministry of Education. Key medical services, such as diabetes monitoring and telemedicine, have been curtailed or canceled on some Indian reservations as a result of the shutdown, the New York Times said.
Despite the depletion of federal funds, American military operations in Latin America have not stopped. The Pentagon announced Monday that it is setting up a new anti-drug Unified Task Force to take charge of operations in Latin , AP reported. The Southern Command, which is in charge of U. S. operations in Latin , said the new task force would be led by the Second Marine Expeditionary Force.