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2021-03-08 12:13:47 UTC -
Rated by Participant: E9FA3618E5EF5961394CD4D435DC2E992A6071E7CE9DA8B0D2776210EB1164CA
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Original Note:
After a Dec. 2020 9th Cir. ruling following the first two stimulus checks, there had to be express language against prisoners receiving the checks. Democrats voted against the Cassidy, Cotton, & Cruz Amendment that did just this. https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-reject-republican-attempts-to-prevent-stimulus-checks-from-going-to-prisoners-illegal-aliens https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2021/01/06/prisoners-eligible-for-600-stimulus-checks-stimulus-bill-language-doesnt-exclude-them/?sh=6fa0f804465f
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