Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a House panel the checks can avoid new debt, but would not say how to pay for them.
On Sept. 13, Howard Lutnick proposed funding Trump's $5,000 dividend by charging $5 million for certain visas.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a House panel the checks can avoid new debt, but would not say how to pay for them
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a House panel; the assertion that the checks can avoid new debt is an attributed prediction/commitment.
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On Sept. 13, Howard Lutnick proposed funding Trump's $5,000 dividend by charging $5 million for certain visas
Howard Lutnick proposed this funding mechanism, making it an attributed proposal from a single source.
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Outside estimates put an every-adult check near $1.3 trillion — over three times yearly tariff revenue.
Now framed as an outside estimate, not a desk computation.