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White House blasts Democrats for jeopardizing military pay with shutdown threat

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published January 19, 2018 4:56pm ET

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White House blasts Democrats for jeopardizing military pay with shutdown threat — "It still surprises me that the Democrats in the Senate are opposing a bill that they don't oppose," Mick Mulvaney told reporters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

White House officials blasted Senate Democrats on Friday for jeopardizing paychecks for U.S. military personnel by refusing to vote for a four-week spending bill, a move that has increased the likelihood of a government shutdown at midnight.

“We don’t want this. We do not want a shutdown, but [Senate Democratic Leader Chuck] Schumer insists on this,” Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told reporters.

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