Here’s how many struggling Americans are spending their stimulus checks

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Here's how many struggling Americans are spending their stimulus checks

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According to the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, about 90 million stimulus payments have been sent. Many struggling Americans are using the latest checks to pay bills and lower debt. CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich reports.

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