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Joe Biden: “Because of the PACT Act, a surviving spouse to two children…”

Featuring: Joe Biden, Democrat | Former President of the United States | National

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President Joe Biden's 2024 DNC Remarks: History Is In Your Hands

Published | Video Starts at 32:55

And no one was able to prove initially that because they lived in burn pits like my son lived next to in Iraq for a year, that is the cause of their illness. But Because of the PACT Act, a surviving spouse to two children is now eligible for a stipend about $3,000 a month. And those children who lost as a parent are eligible for tuition benefits, to go to college and to get job training. It's already helping over 1 million veterans and their families just so. (32:55–33:05)

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Asserts that the PACT Act provides a stipend of about $3,000 a month to surviving spouses with two children.

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