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Is it legal to use R&D money to pay troops during shutdown?
“A calculation could have been made that no one's going to dare object to paying the troops, whether it's kosher or not,” a former defense official said.
The Defense Department will use unobligated funds from its research and development account to pay troops as the government shutdown continues, but it remains unclear what legal authority allows the move — raising questions about whether it could violate the Anti-deficiency Act.
Over the weekend, President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th” as the shutdown enters its third week.
For the first time in U.S. history, service members were preparing to miss their paychecks this Wednesday after the Senate failed to pass a stopgap funding measure and legislation such as the Pay Our Troops Act — similar measures ensured troops were paid during previous shutdowns.
Military families concerned about not getting paychecks during government shutdown
Texas-based CNN affiliate, KXXV, reported military families were in line at a food pantry as they feared not getting their paychecks during the government shutdown. President Trump said on Saturday that the administration has âidentified fundsâ to pay military troops on October 15.
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