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DRT Director talks New Stimulus Money, with Patti

Written by Jeremie Charfauros on December 23, 2020

Director for Department of Revenue & Taxation (DRT), Dafne Shimizu talks the possibility of Guam residents receiving more stimulus funds if President of the United States Donald Trump sign the bi-partisan bill pased by U.S. Congress.

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