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On the recordMarch 4, 2009
I am fearful that a lot of people will fall for that scam because--and what I think was an error in policy--we did do these one-time checks a year or so ago of $300 or $600 to taxpayers.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Susan Collins expresses concern over potential scams related to stimulus checks.

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