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Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin attends a meeting to discuss a potential economic bill in response to the CCP virus, in Washington on March 20, 2019. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON—There were only rumors of a possible $1 trillion economic stimulus package on March 12 when U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro urgently warned the Senate Budget Committee that federal spending and debt are on an “unsustainable” path.
Dodaro got right to the point at the outset of his testimony:
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy.
Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.