Toomey Blocked Bill Aimed At Stopping Debt Collectors From Seizing Stimulus Payments

On Thursday (March 18), Senator Pat Toomey blocked a Democratic Effort to pass an amendment to the Stimulus Relief Package aimed at stopping debt collectors from seizing money from recipients of stimulus checks. Democrats tried to pass the measure with a unanimous consent vote, but Toomey objected.

According to MSN.com, Toomey “complained that the relief package had been passed without bipartisan support and insisted that the debt collectors have a “valid legal claim” to the payments.” Toomey also bolstered his argument by citing “deadbeat dads” whose stimulus checks will also be seized in order to pay the money that is owed to their deserving families.