DOGE stimulus checks: Johnson side-steps question on Trump plan, says US has 'giant deficit'
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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's suggestion of DOGE stimulus checks got a lukewarm response from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at CPAC.
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