WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following press release:
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Ron Wyden's (D-Ore.)'s Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act, which would save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing erroneous payments to individuals who have passed away. The bill now moves to President Donald Trump's desk for signature.
"The fact that the federal government is sending checks to dead people-often to be cashed by fraudsters-makes me want to reach for the barf bucket. That's why I wrote this bill to permanently stop this outrageous fraud from happening, and I'm thrilled to see Congress officially on board with this commonsense fi...