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IOWA FALLS — An Iowa Falls family will be the recipient of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s $1,000 per month “Freedom Dividend,” the second family in a trial run of his universal basic income proposal.

Pam Christensen, 62, and her son, Kyle Christensen, 41, will receive the dividend for a year beginning July 1, paid for by Yang from his own pocket, according to a news release from Yang’s presidential campaign. The Christensens were surprised by Yang this week at their home.

“Insurance just called a bit ago to inform her that her new insurance co-pay will be $200 a month for her maintenance chemo, which I am helping to pay for,” Kyle Christensen said in the release. “She still needs a hip replacement and a kidney transplant, which I’m hoping to be a donor myself. I am always worried about losing our house. I do my best to help, but I’m struggling with student debt issues. Can’t seem to get my business to grow, just barely sustain.”

Yang, an entrepreneur from New York, is proposing a “Freedom Dividend” of $1,000 a month for every American over the age of 18. Kyle Christensen hopes more people listen to Yang to hear how ideas like the “Freedom Dividend” are possible.