[1]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress



Last year, as COVID ravaged our district, a leader from a Queens community
organization – Elmcor – came to us with an issue that was devastating
families: funeral costs.

For much of last year, we pushed and pushed the Trump administration to
make this critical relief available. Finally, today, we announced that
families who’ve lost a loved one will soon be able to get reimbursed up to
$7,000 for the expenses of laying a loved one to rest.

The program is retroactive and will reimburse families who lost loved ones
to the pandemic as far back as January 2020. It is available to everyone
nationwide, including those who are undocumented.

We know there is so much left to do – but this is a small, yet crucial
victory.



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us continue fighting for COVID relief for families in NY-14 and beyond?

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Early in the pandemic, community leaders shared with us the disparate
impact of COVID cases on our community compounded with the devastating
economic impact of funeral expenses.

Alexandria’s dad passed away when she was a teen and she had to arrange
his services. The funeral expenses were part of the financial devastation,
and she never wants anyone else to experience that. So, working with
Senator Schumer, she got to work right away to prioritize funeral
assistance in the next relief bill.

Now, FEMA is authorized to reimburse up to $2 billion in funeral expenses.
Through this measure, families won’t have to bear the incredible financial
burden on top of the immeasurable loss they have endured. This will also
help families who have suffered the financial burden of funeral costs over
the last year get back on their feet.

[ [link removed] ]Help us continue fighting for and providing relief to families by
making a contribution today.

With hope,

Team AOC


 


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