Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-26 22:55:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 43D7E8E7629CDCF4479BAED4FB2E221B0B8742F9D87201829BEC7B9DF2BC8D93
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This increase was due to elevated spending due to the COVID pandemic, and approx. $5 trillion in relief, passed almost unanimously and bipartisanly by the House and Senate bills from 2020-22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARES_Act https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/us/politics/congress-stimulus-deal.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-aid-package-set-for-final-votes-in-house-senate-11608566895
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