It was $5 trillion, basically a bailout, when the country shut down during COVID And they were going to let that bill pass, $5 trillion of spending. It's really what started wrecking our economy with high inflation. But Thomas Massie would not allow that to be passed by voice because Congress constitutionally owes it to the American people to do these things. Right? (1:07:40–1:07:44)
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Asserts that the $5 trillion COVID relief bill started causing high inflation.
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