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Bessent: We Can Do $5000 Dividends for Americans Without Increasing Deficit

Tuesday, September 15, 2026


Treasury Secretary Russell Bessent told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that $5,000 dividend payments to Americans could be made without increasing the deficit. Bessent did not specify which mechanisms would be used to fund the payments when answering questions from lawmakers during the Tuesday session.

Original reporting: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/09/15/bessent-we-can-do-5000-dividends-for-americans-without-increasing-deficit/

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