WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:

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President Trump Is Paying Our Troops While Senate Democrats Hold Their Paychecks at Ransom

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats have made clear that they will not end their own shutdown -- even if it means America's men and women in uniform are at risk of going without pay. They've now voted ELEVEN TIMES to block troop pay.