Democrat Hoyer Claims Issuing Tax Refund Checks is “Illegal”

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer claimed Tuesday that the Trump is not allowed legally to distribute tax refunds during the government shutdown, as the White House says it intends to do.

As the Hill reports, the administration vowed on Monday that tax refunds will go out, in spite of the shutdown that is affecting the Treasury Department.

The threat that tax refunds would be delayed was seen as an advantage for Democrats in the battle over border security. With the loss of that bargaining chip, Hoyer said flatly that making the payments during the shutdown is illegal.

He claimed that President Trump is “acting like a dictator” by calling for the checks to be issued.

Hoyer on Tuesday urged Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell to bring a series of Democratic spending bills to the floor targeting some of the closed agencies.

Corrie O'Connor