Press Release of Senator Ensign
ENSIGN PREVENTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM RECEIVING REBATE CHECKS FROM U.S. TREASURY


Wednesday, January 30, 2008



Washington, D.C. – People here illegally are no longer eligible to receive tax rebate checks in the Senate’s economic stimulus package, thanks to the efforts of Senator John Ensign. At a Finance Committee meeting today, Ensign proposed an amendment to prohibit rebates for people here illegally, and it was incorporated into the final bill approved by the Committee.

“As a matter of fairness to the American taxpayer and responsibility with the tax dollars they send to Washington, we should not allow the U.S. Treasury to cut a rebate check to people here illegally,â€