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WITHOUT CONGRESS

Treasury examines whether $5,000 checks can be sent without the Congress required to approve them

“They spent a year telling you the check only lands if you vote their way, then the polls turned and Bessent's suddenly "examining" how to cut it without Congress at all. That's not a dividend, that's a ransom note that just found out it doesn't need your signature. Either way the five grand was never about you — it was about keeping you quiet until they didn't need to.”
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Bessent says Treasury is ‘examining’ ability to cut $5,000 checks without Congress
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department is looking at President Donald Trump’s plan to provide adults with $5,000 checks and suggested it might be possible to issue the money without authorization from Congress. Bessent, testifying on Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee, indicated that the…

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