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Relief Payments To The Dead: Lawmakers Demand Answers From Treasury

A bipartisan group of lawmakers are asking Treasury how many deceased individuals have received the government's Coronavirus stimulus check, and what the solution is.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is demanding answers from the Treasury Department and the IRS about improper Coronavirus relief checks paid out to deceased taxpayers.

Ten lawmakers, including a mix of Democratic and Republican U.S. Senators and Representatives, to the agencies

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