Military families brace for looming shutdown impact on pay, nonprofits says

A group representing military members across the country and stationed abroad is calling on Congress to pass a bill allowing service members to keep receiving their paychecks during the partial government shutdown.

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A group representing military members across the country and stationed abroad is calling on Congress to pass a bill allowing service members to keep receiving their paychecks during the partial government shutdown

Congress failed to reach a deal to keep government programs and services running, setting off the first shutdown in nearly seven years as the clock hit midnight Wednesday morning

Members of the U.S. Armed Forces are deemed essential, meaning they have to report for work even if they are not getting paid

The association is calling on members o