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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · Oct 17, 2025

Of the TEN states with the largest active-duty military populations, SIX are represented by two Democrat Senators who…

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A thread criticizing six Democratic Senators from states with large active-duty military populations for voting against bills that would fund military pay, claiming they are prioritizing other spending like benefits for undocumented immigrants and media funding instead.

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    Of the TEN states with the largest active-duty military populations, SIX are represented by two Democrat Senators who are repeatedly voting to withhold their pay. 🧵

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    #1: CALIFORNIA – 157,000 Active-Duty Servicemembers: @SenAdamSchiff and @SenAlexPadilla are demanding we restore billions in taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens instead of paying the nearly 160,000 troops in their state.

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    #2: VIRGINIA – 119,000 Active-Duty Servicemembers: @SenTimKaine and @MarkWarner are blocking pay for nearly 120,000 men and women in uniform — and another 150,000 federal civilian employees across Virginia.

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    #6: GEORGIA – 65,000 Active-Duty Servicemembers: @SenOssoff and @SenatorWarnock have voted 10 times against troop pay — even as servicemembers in Georgia line up at food pantries.

    Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47 · Oct 10, 2025

    The line at this food bank is filled with military families who have no idea when they'll get their next paycheck — all because of Chuck Schumer and Democrats. Democrats should be ashamed of themselves, but that'd require them to have shame in the first place. Pathetic cowards.

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    #7: WASHINGTON – 57,000 Active-Duty Servicemembers: Despite voting for a CR 13 TIMES under Biden– both @PattyMurray and @SenatorCantwell – have now voted 10 TIMES to block pay for the men and women stationed in the Evergreen State.

    The White House@WhiteHouse · Sep 30, 2025

    There’s ZERO excuse for Democrats to torpedo this common sense, clean Continuing Resolution and plunge the government into a reckless shutdown. IN FACT, they’ve backed this move thirteen times before. Talk about hypocrisy. 🤨

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    #8: HAWAII – 43,000 Active-Duty Servicemembers: @maziehirono – who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee – and @SenBrianSchatz want $500 million for liberal news outlets over pay for our troops.

    Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnson · Oct 15, 2025

    To end the shutdown, Democrats are DEMANDING $1.5 TRILLION in new partisan spending. This is an unserious proposal made by unserious people. Here are just a few of the things they are using to take the government hostage ⬇️

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    #10: COLORADO – 35,000 Active-Duty Servicemembers: Colorado’s @SenatorHick and @SenatorBennet — who once lamented the “self-inflicted harm” that shutdowns create — have continued to block pay for troops stationed in their own state.