AOC says FEMA is preparing to cover $2 billion in COVID-19 funeral costs: 'We finally got it done!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

This is the greatest news ever! She introduced this last year and it languished in committee. Some degree of justice at last !!!


https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-fema-finalizing-2-billion-covid-funeral-reimbursement-program-2021-1?amp&__twitter_impression=true

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will reimburse up to $2 billion in costs for coronavirus funerals, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who pushed for the funding as part of the federal COVID-19 relief package.

FEMA working out details.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. FEMA figuring out how to distribute. Unfortunately $2b not

enough to cover avg cost of $10k for a simple burial, but some reimbursement will be better than zero.

FEMA has to go through a rulemaking process where they determine the specifics of exactly how much is available per family,” Koth said. “All of those details, FEMA’s in the process of determining that right now. So we’re just as eagerly awaiting that information so that our members can pass that along to the families that they’re serving.”