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And families are operating under a \u201cgrim uncertainty\u201d as to whether they will receive their April 1 paycheck \u2014 the third time in 176 days Coast Guard personnel have been affected by a shutdown, Allan told members of the House Homeland Security Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom our tactical boarding teams executing counter-narcotics missions to our rescue swimmers deploying from helicopters into rough seas, our crews should not have to worry about if their families will be able to pay rent or buy groceries,\u201d Allan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Allan, even if the shutdown were to have ended Wednesday, the service will take until July 3 to catch up with payments and affected operations because it takes \u201ctwo and a half days to recover every day we are in a shutdown.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He estimated that the service has incurred more than $200 million in unpaid bills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we worry about is that\u2019s not only a near-term impact, but as we bid for these contracts with these companies in the future, they\u2019re not going to come to the Coast Guard. They\u2019ll go to the Navy, they\u2019ll go to the Marines, they\u2019ll go to the others,\u201d Allan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recent partial government shutdown began Feb. 14 when Congressional Republicans and Democrats hit a stalemate in funding the Department of Homeland Security. The impasse stems from the uproar over federal immigration enforcement, including the deaths of two American citizens \u2014 Renee Good and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2026\/01\/26\/veterans-react-to-killing-of-va-nurse-alex-pretti-by-federal-agent\/\" rel=\"\"><u>Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Pretti<\/u><\/a> \u2014 at the hands of federal immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis in January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agencies involved in the killings \u2014 Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection \u2014 continue to receive funding and paychecks under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed last July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But other critical agencies, including Transportation and Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency and others are not being funded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Republicans sent a proposal Tuesday to fund the entire department except for some portions of ICE, with Democrats offering a counteroffer on Wednesday. Senate GOP leaders rejected that proposal over details that included a ban on the use of masks by ICE agents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Active-duty Coast Guard personnel and activated Reserve members have received paychecks during the shutdown, although the service has not responded to questions regarding the funding source or how long the paychecks will continue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coast Guard officials referred all questions regarding the shutdown to the Department of Homeland Security, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Military Times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guard received a record $25 billion in funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for investment in infrastructure, military assets and modernization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allan said the shutdown is beginning to hurt the service\u2019s efforts to increase the size of its force, resulting in a delay in getting recruits to Cape May. He expressed concern that potential Coasties will begin looking at other options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow we are dealing with \u2018If you go to other services, Hey, you will get paid.\u2019 At DHS it continues to be a question,\u201d Allan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the contentious hearing, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said they wanted to pass legislation to fund the witnesses\u2019 agencies, including the Coast Guard. But they blamed each other for the quagmire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe shutdown is not a game, and frankly I\u2019m tired of it being treated like one. The stakes are too high,\u201d Committee Chairman Rep. 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