After Trump says he doesn’t need Congress for his $5,000 ‘dividend,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says not so fast but vows to try to make it happen

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After Trump says he doesn’t need Congress for his $5,000 ‘dividend,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says not so fast but vows to try to make it happenWorldPing
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“I would assume, yes, he'd need Congress to act, and that's a creative idea,” he said.

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  • Reported by Fortune and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:36:22 UTC.

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