- As new $1,400 stimulus checks are making their way to millions of Americans, some federal beneficiaries have yet to see the money.
- Some recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement Board and Veterans Affairs benefits who do not typically file tax returns reportedly have not received their checks.
- Now, Democratic leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee are calling for the IRS and Social Security Administration to step up their efforts to get the funds to those people.
Seniors, who are 65 and over, wait in line at the Department of Health Sarasota COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Sarasota, Florida, U.S. January 4, 2021.Octavio Jones | Reuters
As $1,400 Covid stimulus checks go out, some lawmakers are expressing concern that recipients of Social Security and other federal benefits have yet to get the money to which they are entitled.
Congressional Democrats, including Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, who serves as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to the IRS and Social Security Administration on Monday calling for "immediate attention to this urgent matter."
Other committee leaders who signed the letter include Reps. John Larson, D-Conn.; Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J.; and Danny Davis, D-Ill.
