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Democrats Established A Fund So Family Of Deceased COVID Victims Could Receive Up To $9,000. What Could Go Wrong?

"if your loved one's death certificate does not have COVID listed, you can have it put in."

Beth Baumann
Democrats Established A Fund So Family Of Deceased COVID Victims Could Receive Up To $9,000. What Could Go Wrong?
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Monday announced a new program established with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The program, which allows Americans to apply for financial assistance for COVID-related funeral costs, appears ripe for abuse.

“We’ve been on the phone trying to get as flexible and accommodating circumstances as possible,” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said during a press conference. “So here’s what families need to know: your loved ones should have COVID on their death certificate, anywhere listed on their death certificate, either as their primary or contributing cause of death.”

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