On the recordJune 25, 2020
In other words, because we said that it should go to everyone who filed taxes, they thought it should go to people who had died.
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congress.govJamie Raskin: “In other words, because we said that it should go to everyone who filed taxes, they thought it should go to people who…”
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Raskin critiques the IRS's logic in sending checks to deceased taxpayers.
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