Commerce Committee Leadership Introduce Bill to Ensure Coast Guard Personnel Paid In Event of Gov't Shutdown

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"Just like America's other military service members, our Coast Guard personnel face serious, life-threatening risks and challenges as they defend our country and collaborate closely in joint operations. However, because the Coast Guard is the one branch of the military that does not operate under the DOD, its members have more often been caught up in congressional spending battles, like we saw in the 2019 partial government shutdown. The men and women who tirelessly protect our shores and risk their lives for all of us should never go without a paycheck. The Pay Our Coast Guard Act would ensure America's Coast Guardsmen continue to get paid in these unique circumstances--just like our Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Marines--and hold Congress to its sacred obligation to these courageous public servants and their families."

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