Mnuchin: Stimulus Checks Will Arrive Within 3 Weeks

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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin walks to the meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (not pictured) during negotiations on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2020. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Thursday said that direct checks and deposits to Americans under the emergency $2 trillion relief package that was unanimously approved by the Senate will be sent within three weeks.

Mnuchin, who has been the White House’s lead negotiator on the CCP virus-related relief packages, told CNBC that people will receive the checks in mid-April. He didn’t specify an exact date.