Rep. Nancy Mace Urges Financial Institutions To Stand With Servicemembers As Democrats Hold Troop Pay Hostage

(Washington, D.C., October 9, 2025)- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) is calling on South Carolina banks and credit unions to take immediate steps to protect military families and servicemembers from financial penalties during the ongoing government shutdown.

If Senate Democrats fail to act by October 15, servicemembers nationwide, including approximately 34,000 in South Carolina, will miss their next paycheck. While our troops continue to show up for duty, the Schumer Shutdown has left their families facing financial uncertainty.

In a letter to the South Carolina Bankers Association, the Carolinas Credit Union League, the Independent Banks of South Carolina, and the Mortgage Bankers Association of the Carolinas, Congresswoman Mace is urging financial institutions in South Carolina not to penalize our military families for a government shutdown beyond their control. Specifically, Congresswoman Mace is asking banks and credit unions not to impose late fees or penalties, or to foreclose on the homes or repossess the vehicles or assets of our servicemembers.

"In six days, our troops will miss a paycheck because Senate Democrats continue to put illegal aliens ahead of the American people," said Mace."South Carolina is home to nearly 34,000 active-duty servicemembers and their families. They put their lives on the line for our freedom, and they should never have to worry about missing a paycheck or losing their home because of the Left's political games in Washington."

House Republicans already passed a clean continuing resolution, the same kind Democrats supported 13 times during the Biden administration, to keep the government open and ensure our troops are paid. Instead of working across the aisle, Senate Democrats blocked the measure to push a $1.5 trillion ransom note on taxpayers, a partisan grab bag packed with far-Left demands unrelated to funding the government.

In the letter, Congresswoman Mace reaffirmed her commitment to reopening the government as quickly as possible and ensuring those who serve our nation are paid on time and treated with the respect they deserve.

Congresswoman Mace's full statement on forgoing her congressional salary until the government is reopened and military pay is restored HERE.

Read Mace's full letter to South Carolina banking leaders here:

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