Pentagon press secretary <name>Geoff Morrell</name> said earlier Tuesday that department leaders hadn't figured out how pay would be affected for the military, including the 146,000 servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

<name>Morrell</name> said the Pentagon would continue key national security responsibilities including fighting the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and continuing operations in Libya and earthquake assistance to Japan.

The likelihood of a shutdown continues to increase, and President <name>Obama</name> continues to reject a Republican measure that would fund the government for another week but cut $12 billion from the budget.