FOXNews.com: Senate Dems could approve bill to pay military during shutdown

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Senate Dems could approve bill to pay military during shutdown Sep 30th 2013, 13:57 Published September 30, 2013 FoxNews.com Senate Democrats are vowing to reject House Republicans' last-minute bid to delay ObamaCare by attaching an amendment to a must-pass spending bill.  But a senior Senate Democratic source tells Fox News that Senate leaders will try to swiftly approve a separate House-passed bill that would pay the military in the event of a 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.  Without such a bill, the military's 1.4 million active-duty personnel would still be expected to be on duty, but could see a delay in pay, if Congress misses a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown.    The Senate convenes at 2 p.m. ET. Though the chamber could approve the military-pay bill, Democratic Leader Harry Reid says the chamber will reject the Republican amendment to delay ObamaCare by one year.  This would then send the budget bill back to the House.

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