Trump's delay on signing the stimulus bill could have cost unemployed Americans $5.9 billion — but now new reporting suggests payments won't lapse as feared

Some 20 million workers risked missing a week's worth of stimulus funds, but the Department of Labor told The Hill and CNBC there won't be a lapse.

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