Thread by @JStein_WaPo, I was hearing a lot of chatter about a last-minute push today [...]

Jeff Stein

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I was hearing a lot of chatter about a last-minute push today to insert a provision into the current coronavirus bill to prevent banks & debt collectors from seizing the $1,200 checks

Update: The measure did not make it into the legislation https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/amid-bipartisan-criticism-treasury-department-attorneys-review-bank-seizures-1200-stimulus-checks/?itid=ap_jeffstein">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/...

Amid bipartisan criticism, Treasury Dept. attorneys review bank seizures of $1,200 stimulus checks

Some of these payments have been taken by debt collectors, and advocates say low-income families need the money for food.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/amid-bipartisan-criticism-treasury-department-attorneys-review-bank-seizures-1200-stimulus-checks/?itid=ap_jeffstein

Meanwhile, people across the country desperate to buy food & pay rent continue to say their emergency stimulus payments are being redirected to banks & private lenders

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