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For many military families, this paycheck delivery—although only a two-week stopgap—provides a much-needed boost of reassurance. Michelle Bowler, a military spouse, shared a sense of relief upon seeing her husband's and her children's pay deposited into their accounts. "It was a good feeling," she remarked, though she and others remain cautiously optimistic. Bowler and her family, like many others, know that the broader fight on Capitol Hill over government funding is far from resolved, and they are preparing themselves for the long haul.