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Cruz on $5K dividend: ‘I don’t think we should be paying people that are not working’
Cruz said he would back the $5,000 payment only if it is treated as a tax refund for workers who pay taxes.
- On Thursday, Senator Ted Cruz told Fox News' Jesse Watters he would support President Donald Trump's $5,000 "dividend" proposal only if restructured as a tax refund for working Americans.
- President Donald Trump unveiled the $5,000 dividend plan at a GOP convention in Dallas to secure control of Congress, though the proposal has faced pushback from both Republican moderates and conservatives.
- Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins warned the dividend would cost more than $1 trillion and lacks an income cap for nearly 270 million American adults, making it "extraordinarily costly."
- Trump separately suggested he might bypass Congress to implement the plan, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune defended putting money back in Americans' pockets but declined to commit to a floor vote.
- Cruz argued the government should incentivize work rather than pay people who are not working, insisting any relief be limited to those paying income and Social Security taxes.
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Sen Ted Cruz wants Trump’s proposed dividends structured as a tax refund
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses President Donald Trump’s proposal to award $5,000 dividends to every adult U.S. citizen if the GOP wins control of Congress on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’
·New York, United States
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Ted Cruz squirms as Jesse Watters presses him on Trump's $5K midterm checks
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was asked by Fox News' Jesse Watters on Thursday whether he would support President Donald Trump's $5,000 "dividend" checks to voters in return for keeping Republicans in control of Congress.Cruz awkwardly tried to shift the proposal into a very different form that he would be c...
·Washington, United States
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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