'Our top priority is your health and safety,' Trump wrote in the letter.
"We are fully committed to ensuring that you and your family have the support you need to get through this time," the letter reads. It also states the amount the person is receiving and instructions for how to claim the funds. The page is double sided with a Spanish version on the backside.
"Our great country is experiencing an unprecedented public health and economic challenge as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic," Trump wrote."Our top priority is your health and safety. As we wage total war on this invisible enemy, we are also working around the clock to protect hardworking Americans like you from the consequences of the economy shutdown."
The president acknowledged the letter during Friday's White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, and said the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act mandates that his government"send out a notice of what benefits Americans are receiving." He added,"to fulfill the requirement, the Treasury Department is mailing a letter to me."
In the letter, Trump thanks Congress for collaborating with his administration to pass the CARES act, which he"proudly signed into law." More than 88 million people have received the letter and check over the past week, according to the Treasury Department on Friday. It is currently unclear how many are still waiting. But on April 17, the department indicated 62 million had yet to receive their payments, according to
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