# Mike Johnson says Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval

https://mins.news/en/video/57726

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-14 13:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-hISuAC2N4

> Mike Johnson says Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000-per-person “dividend” would require approval from Congress. Trump made the unusual pledge at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas last week, promising the payment if voters keep the GOP in control on Capitol Hill.

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