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at news conference, "the least we can do is help people bury their dead with dignity". Her NYC district is among the worst hit by fatalities and also, she says, is full of working class families who cannot afford funerals. She's asking FEMA to help pay.

3:52 PM · Apr 14, 2020

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Was “teaching people to make margaritas” the best use of your time two weeks ago? youtu.be/-YPxuh56oPw

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and the wait for even cremation is extreme, even when you -can- afford.

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Now you people want the government (read TAXPAYER) to pay for burying the dead? Is there anything you won't ask the federal government (taxpayers) for?🤔

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Lisa Desjardins

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Apr 14, 2020

NOW: @aoc at news conference, "the least we can do is help people bury their dead with dignity". Her NYC district is among the worst hit by fatalities and also, she says, is full of working class families who cannot afford funerals. She's asking FEMA to help pay.

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Of course she is...she thinks everything should be free.

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Pick a park in your district and make it a memorial gardens, so when this is all behind us people can gather to grieve.

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It's normal for disaster assistance to cover burial expenses resulting from the disaster but, that's established in the FEMA/State agreement per the declaration.