Trump is already eyeing a second round of checks to boost his popularity before the November election, but some Republicans aren’t on board.
The Trump administration sent more than 1 million stimulus checks worth $1.4 billion to deceased people, according to
released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office—the watchdog report comes as lawmakers continue to disagree on how to approach the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.... [+]The findings were part of a comprehensive report on the effectiveness of the trillions in stimulus spending the federal government has undertaken to cushion to economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of its report, the GAO recommended that the IRS consider its options for notifying the people about how to return payments they received quickly.President Trump has told his aides that he supports sending another stimulus payment directly to Americans, the
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