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Topic	Anger mounts as Biden and Congress allow eviction ban to expire
BlueTigerLion 08/02/21 9:16:05 AM #1:	https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/01/anger-mounts-as-biden-congress-allow-eviction-ban-to-expire.html Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired during a surge in the Covid-19 pandemic. One Democratic lawmaker even camped outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans faced being forced from their homes. Lawmakers said they were blindsided by President Joe Bidens inaction as the midnight Saturday deadline neared, some furious that he called on Congress to provide a last-minute solution to protect renters. The rare division between the president and his party carried potential lasting political ramifications. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday that Democrats have to call a spade a spade after the deadline expired. We cannot in good faith blame the Republican Party when House Democrats have a majority, the progressive congresswoman said on CNNs State of the Union. Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats joined Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., on Saturday evening and overnight Sunday as Bush camped outside the Capitol. I dont plan to leave before some type of change happens, Bush said, though the House had already left for its August recess. More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, some in a matter of days. The moratorium was put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the Covid-19 crisis when jobs shifted and many workers lost income. Democrats piled on in frustration. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the chair of the Financial Services Committee, said Saturday on CNN: We thought that the White House was in charge. We are only hours away from a fully preventable housing crisis, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a floor speech in a rare Saturday session as senators labored over an infrastructure package. We have the tools, and we have the funding, Warren said. What we need is the time. Biden set off the scramble by announcing Thursday he would allow the eviction ban to expire instead of challenging a recent Supreme Court ruling signaling this would be the last deadline. The White House has been clear that Biden would have liked to extend the federal eviction moratorium because of the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus. But there were also concerns that challenging the court could lead to a ruling restricting the administrations ability to respond to future public health crises. --- Hey now. <cite>BlueTigerLion posted [p:956696623] in Anger moun... [t:79594756]...</cite> <quote>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/01/anger-mounts-as-biden-congress-allow-eviction-ban-to-expire.html Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired during a surge in the Covid-19 pandemic. One Democratic lawmaker even camped outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans faced being forced from their homes. Lawmakers said they were blindsided by President Joe Bidens inaction as the midnight Saturday deadline neared, some furious that he called on Congress to provide a last-minute solution to protect renters. The rare division between the president and his party carried potential lasting political ramifications. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday that Democrats have to call a spade a spade after the deadline expired. We cannot in good faith blame the Republican Party when House Democrats have a majority, the progressive congresswoman said on CNNs State of the Union. Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats joined Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., on Saturday evening and overnight Sunday as Bush camped outside the Capitol. I dont plan to leave before some type of change happens, Bush said, though the House had already left for its August recess. More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, some in a matter of days. The moratorium was put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the Covid-19 crisis when jobs shifted and many workers lost income. Democrats piled on in frustration. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the chair of the Financial Services Committee, said Saturday on CNN: We thought that the White House was in charge. We are only hours away from a fully preventable housing crisis, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a floor speech in a rare Saturday session as senators labored over an infrastructure package. We have the tools, and we have the funding, Warren said. What we need is the time. Biden set off the scramble by announcing Thursday he would allow the eviction ban to expire instead of challenging a recent Supreme Court ruling signaling this would be the last deadline. The White House has been clear that Biden would have liked to extend the federal eviction moratorium because of the spread of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus. But there were also concerns that challenging the court could lead to a ruling restricting the administrations ability to respond to future public health crises. --- Hey now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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