Claim: Is federal spending 50% higher than pre-COVID levels?
Fact-check: Is federal spending 50% higher than pre-COVID levels?
Verdict: projected fiscal 2024 federal spending is $6.94 trillion — 56% higher than the $4.45 trillion in fiscal 2019.
Organisation: Wisconsin Watch
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2024-09-20T20:09:02