Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said the advance funding will "help provide certainty for federal law enforcement" and prevent the country from being "dragged backwards by Democrats' radical, anti-law enforcement agenda."
President Donald Trump has endorsed Ramaswamy, who co-led the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk in Trump's second term and was a 2024 GOP presidential candidate.
Wirth said economies will begin shrinking, starting with Asia and then Europe would follow, as demand responds to rising prices. The U.S. would be shielded from the worst of it, he said, but not entirely.