Steve Walsh
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334 appearances
39 recordings
3 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 13 Sep
Steve Walsh’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Even though troops did not miss a paycheck, anxiety over the possibility is forcing cutbacks.
Dawn Cutler with the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society points out that many military spouses have also been furloughed, cutting household income.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Walsh.
Armed Services YMCA operates 22 food banks near military installations.
They have seen a 30% jump in demand in the last couple of weeks.
Pantries have had to close early for the day because they have run out of food, says Doreen Ocam with the group.
Groups that provide emergency loans to troops have also seen a surge.
Even though troops did not miss a paycheck, anxiety over the possibility is forcing cutbacks.
Dawn Cutler with the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society points out that many military spouses have also been furloughed, cutting household income.
For NPR News, I'm Steve Walsh.
Up First from NPR · Venezuela Escalation, Shutdown Layoffs Paused, Military Pay · 16 Oct 2025
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Hi, Leila.
It looks like they did, though it was touch and go.
Normally during a government shutdown, lawmakers pass legislation to keep the paychecks flowing for active duty military who have to show up for work manning bases and ships around the globe.
The military has never missed a paycheck during a shutdown.
Over the weekend, President Trump announced his administration would move $6.5 billion in unused research funds to make payroll.
Wednesday, troops report paychecks hitting their accounts.
Department of Homeland Security officials have said they'll do something similar for members of the Coast Guard.
Not really.
Unemployment is an issue for military spouses since they move around the country so often.
The Biden administration had encouraged spouses to take jobs with the federal government, including at their local base.
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