More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, some in a matter of days, as COVID-19 Delta variant cases increase across the U.S.
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A sleeping bag is seen on the chair of U.S. Representative Cori Bush who spent the night on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to highlight the upcoming expiration of the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions, in Washington, U.S. on July 31, 2021.Anger and frustration mounted in Congress over the weekend as a nationwide eviction moratorium expired during a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.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.”
“There can be no excuse for any state or locality not accelerating funds to landlords and tenants that have been hurt during this pandemic,” he said in a statement late Friday. On a 5-4 vote in late June, the Supreme Court allowed the broad eviction ban to continue through the end of July. One of those in the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, made clear he would block any additional extensions unless there was “clear and specific congressional authorization.”
But Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, the top Republican on another panel handling the issue, said the Democrats’ bill was rushed.Landlords are against any extension. They, too, are arguing for speeding up the distribution of rental assistance. House Democrats tried to approve an extension by consent, without a formal vote, but House Republicans objected.Democratic lawmakers were livid at the prospect of evictions in the middle of a surging pandemic.
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