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Rand Paul tries to get govt to stop paying stimulus to dead people, bill ‘watered down’ with 3-year deadline Rand Paul’s bill to stop US govt paying stimulus checks to dead people ‘watered down’ with new 3-year deadline
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) raged against a bill he introduced with the intent of ceasing stimulus checks being sent to dead people being “watered down.” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) is raging against changes made to a bill he introduced this summer to prevent Covid-19 stimulus checks being sent in error to deceased citizens, as well as to non-citizens beyond US borders.
“Recently, I passed a bill in the Senate to stop sending stimulus checks to dead people, immediately,” Paul tweeted on Monday.“Recently, I passed a bill in the Senate to stop sending stimulus checks to dead people, immediately,” Paul tweeted on Monday.
The Kentucky senator revealed the bill has been “watered down” so stimulus checks will only cease being sent to dead people after three years. The Kentucky senator revealed the bill has been “watered down” so stimulus checks will cease being sent to dead people only after three years.
“This is exactly why 90 [percent] of people (including me) disapprove of Congress,” he wrote. “This is exactly why 90% of people (including me) disapprove of Congress,” he wrote.
Paul’s bill, aimed at preventing government payments, including Covid-19, aid being sent to deceased persons, passed over the summer. Paul’s bill, aimed at preventing government payments, including those put in place for Covid-19, being sent to deceased persons, was passed over the summer.
When Covid-19 stimulus checks were rushed out to citizens at the beginning of the pandemic, about $1.4 billion worth of checks were reportedly sent to over one million deceased people.  When Covid-19 stimulus checks were rushed out to citizens at the beginning of the pandemic, about $1.4 billion worth of checks were reportedly sent to over a million deceased people. 
Paul has said the mistake is reason enough to question the accuracy of mail-in voting.Paul has said the mistake is reason enough to question the accuracy of mail-in voting.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has also recently highlighted stimulus checks not only being sent to dead people, but also outside the country to non-citizens. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) recently highlighted that fact that stimulus checks have not only been sent to dead people, but also outside the US to non-citizens.
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