Mike Rogers: “We had 2 million service members that were able to get paid…”

“But for what President Trump did, I do want you to know that that option is not going to be available in two weeks for their next paycheck. We had 2 million service members that were able to get paid this week because of President Trump's creativity. And these are families that are serving around the world, many of them in very unfavorable conditions, making huge sacrifices for our freedom and safety. And most of them live paycheck to paycheck.” (10:44–10:50)

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