Some congressional Democrats voted for COVID-19 relief bills that resulted in stimulus checks being sent to inmates — but so did some congressional Republicans.
Republican Talking Point Omits Key Details About Stimulus Payments to Inmates
Issues: prisoners
FactChecking Barrasso’s Claims About Stimulus Check Recipients
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming defended his vote against the American Rescue Plan Act, in part, by claiming that the legislation would provide $1,400 stimulus checks to prisoners and “illegal immigrants” who shouldn’t receive them.