News Mnuchin says proposal would inject ‘a trillion dollars into the economy,’ includes giving checks to Americans March 17, 2020 Nicholas Wu, Ledyard King and Courtney Subramanian, USA TODAY Comments Off on Mnuchin says proposal would inject ‘a trillion dollars into the economy,’ includes giving checks to Americans "We're looking at sending checks to Americans immediately," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said at a news conference Tuesday.