Waiting on the stimulus check

Many people are still waiting on stimulus checks from the government.

HERE AT 41 ACTION NEWS-- WE WANT TO HELPKANSAS CITY REBOUNDFROM COVID-19.WHILE CONGRESS WEIGHANOTHER ROUND OFSTIMULUS PAYMENTS-THERE ARE MILLIONS OFAMERICANS WHO STILLHAVEN"T RECEIVEDTHEIR INITIAL CHECKS.IN AN ALL NEW REBOUNDREPORT THIS MORNING -CONSUMER INVESTIGATORCAT REID SPOKE TODISABLED VETERANWHO"S STILL WAITINGFOR HELP.VETERAN WILLIECHARLTON IS STRUGGLINGTO PAY HIS BILLSWillie CharltoI"ve never been this bad,and I"m sure I"m notthe only one out there that;feeling this badTHE SOCIAL SECURITYRECIPIENT IS ON A FIXEDINCOME AND TRYING TOMAKE ENDS MEETEVEN PUTTING HIS CAR UPFOR SALETHEN CHARLTON LEARNEDECONOMIC IMPACTPAYMENTS WERE ON THEWAYCharltonI was looking forward to itbecause every little bit helNEARLY A MONTH AFTERTHE FIRST CHECKS WEREDEPOSITED, HE SATHERE"S NO MONEY INHIS ACCOUNTCharlton-I"ve been calling my banI"ve been on the internettrying to figure out what"sgoing on with the checks andcan"t get no ansrsCHARLTON IS IN THE SAMEBOAT AS OTHER SOCIALSECURITY RECIPIENTS ANTHOSE WHO RECEIVERAILROAD RETIREMENTBENEFITSIT WASN"T UNTIL LASTWEEK THAT THE IRSBEGAN SENDING THEIRPAYMENTSPEOPLE RECEIVING PAPERCHECKS ARE LOOKING ATAN EVEN LONGER WAIT-THE TREASURYDEPARTMENT BEGANMAILING THOSE OUTAPRIL 21THE HOUSE COMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANSESTIMATED IT WOULD TAKE20 WEEKS FOR ALL OFTHEM TO BE SENTA TOUGH TIMETABLE FORPEOPLE IN NEEDCharltonI know it takes time, but itdoesn"t take this longCat ReidThe IRS website has a portalcalled get my payment.

Youcan enter your information alearn the status of yourstimulus check.Unfortunately the IRS saysthis tool isn't available forpeople who receive socialsecurity or railroad retirementbenefits.I"m consumer investigatocat reid