Vice President JD Vance assured a gathering of U.S. Marines that they will get paid, even as future checks are imperiled due to the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump previously shifted $8 billion from unused research and development funding at the Pentagon in order to cover paychecks for over 1 million active-duty troops and thousands of National Guard members and reservists. While that may have solved the problem for part of October, troops are still facing another period without pay on Oct. 31, especially as the shutdown continues with no end in sight.