Brady Lauds Automatic Coronavirus Relief Payments for Social Security Recipients

The following press release was published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means on April 21, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

Brady Lauds Automatic Coronavirus Relief Payments for Social Security Recipients

April 1, 2020 - Coronavirus Bulletin - Press Releases

The Woodlands, TX - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to provide automatic coronavirus relief payments for Social Security beneficiaries:

“Seniors need relief, and quickly, so I applaud the Trump Administration’s decision to provide automatic coronavirus relief payments to Social Security beneficiaries. This will make it easier for seniors to receive their checks.

“Relief checks will come quickly and without hassle-vulnerable seniors and individuals with disabilities at risk should be able to avoid extra paperwork. The key to fast, timely action during this global pandemic is bipartisan solutions, not partisan bomb-throwing."

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Source: U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means