The 3.1% pay raise promised for the military could be at risk in the ongoing impasse over the defense budget and the political turmoil surrounding the impeachment inquiry, a top House Republican said Oct. 23. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said various military specialty pays also must be approved in the now-stalled National Defense Authorization Act legislation and by several appropriations committees. The pay raise and other vital defense programs will remain at fiscal 2019 funding levels unless Congress can pass a fiscal 2020 NDAA by a Nov. 21 deadline, Thornberry said. Read more on Military.com.