Bessent says Trump’s $2,000 checks would need congressional vote

fortune.com/2025/11/16/bessent-trump-2000-tariff-dividend-check-congressional-vote

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s proposal to send $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to US citizens would require congressional approval.
“We will see,” Bessent said on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “We need legislation for that.”
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