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This week the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” was passed. Yet only a paltry 9% (or less) of the stimulus will be spent on actual public health measures. Rather, it is a wish list of the left’s pet projects that has very little to do with reducing the spread of the virus.  On this episode, Heritage Budget expert David Ditch breaks down the monstrous spending package, gives us insight as the where the money will actually go, and explains the disaster this is for the future of America.

Ditch: That's the goal, ultimately. Doescher: Wow. Okay. Yeah. $1.9 trillion, it kind of sends a message, we're serious about the pandemic, I guess. So talk about how serious about the pandemic this bill actually is. Ditch: If you were passing a bill based on the fact that we're in the middle of a pandemic, I think you would want to have more than a single digit percentage of that money actually going towards pandemic relief. A lot of estimates are putting that number around like 9% of the spending is public health spending. I went through line by line, I think it's closer to 5%.

A weekly podcast that explains major policy issues and at a 101 level. Every week, hosts Michelle Cordero and Tim Doescher present an entertaining mix of media clips, personal stories, and interviews with Heritage experts to break down major news stories and policy debates raging in Congress. Your daily rundown of the day’s top news with news producer Virginia Allen, congressional reporter Rachel del Guidice, and editor-in-chief Katrina Trinko. They share the leading headlines, provide commentary on what’s important, and often invite Daily Signal news reporters or Heritage Foundation sch...

Economy recovered. it didn't just recover in the last six months. it recovered in the last eight years. >> look, president obama's growth in the gdp was pathetic. >> it's 2.6%. >> last year the economy grew at 1.5%. that's not good. that is not good. the economy has not been growing. you can choose and pick all that you want but the bottom line is that gdp has been stagnant. we have an average -- sorry go ahead. >> you bragged about donald trump having 2.6% growth. the economy has grown at 2.6% growth 14 times during the obama administration and 81 out of 145 quarters since reagan. i'm not sur...