http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09 ... -shutdown/Senate approves bill to pay military during shutdown
Senate Democrats are vowing to reject House Republicans' last-minute bid to delay ObamaCare by attaching new amendments to a must-pass spending bill.
But the Senate has accepted one Republican idea -- a bill that would pay the military in the event of a shutdown. The Senate easily approved the bill late Monday afternoon, as the government careened toward a possible shutdown.
The House unanimously passed that bill early Sunday morning. The bill would ensure that active-duty military -- as well as some civilians and Defense contractors -- get paid even if there's a shutdown.
If we also get a shutdown, this will be a good first step towards returning to normal funding mechanisms, where Congress actually looks at what we're spending before approving it, instead of the Democratic Senate's preference for just continuing the last overinflated Pelosi budget for year after year with continuing resolutions.
Just think, we can finally get rid of farm subsidies, big payouts to big corporations, and all sorts of other pork barrel projects just by not passing them, now!
