If Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, payments to troops, veterans and defense contractors could cease as soon as June. <a href=\'https://www.defensenews.com/congress/budget/2023/05/16/devastating-debt-default-threatens-troop-pay-defense-programs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn\'>defensenews.com/congress/budge…</a>