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Jason Smith: “Maybe from the prior $2 trillion COVID bill we shouldn't have used $783 million in stimulus checks to convicted…”

On the recordApril 5, 2022
Maybe from the prior $2 trillion COVID bill we shouldn't have used $783 million in stimulus checks to convicted prisoners, including the Boston Marathon Bomber.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

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Smith criticizes the use of COVID relief funds for prisoners.

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