Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening.

In a Wednesday letter led by Democratic Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek Tran (Calif.), the lawmakers called on Johnson to bring the House back before next Wednesday, when roughly 1.3 million active duty service members — in addition to tens of thousands of deployed or full-time National Guard members and Coast Guard personnel — will miss their next scheduled paycheck should nothing happen.

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