Biden and Sanders support freeze on rent payments for some tenants
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MARCH 30, 2020: Trump signed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package. Biden and Sanders said they support a moratorium on rent payments for some tenants amid the outbreak.
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JOE BIDEN ([link removed]) participated in a CNN town hall ([link removed]) Friday, where he discussed support for a three-month rent freeze, possibly with conditions, and for the government to cover all healthcare costs related to coronavirus. Dozens of Hawaii ([link removed]) and Wisconsin ([link removed]) Democrats endorsed Biden, including former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Hawaii state Senate President Ron Kouchi. Biden's campaign also responded to sexual assault allegations a former Senate staffer made. Deputy Campaign Manager and Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said ([link removed]) , "Women have the right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims." She said that "these accusations are false."
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BERNIE SANDERS ([link removed]) tweeted ([link removed]) that "we must place a moratorium on rent payments, especially in states hardest-hit by the coronavirus like New York." He said he supports New York state Sen. Mike Gianaris' bill ([link removed]) to place a moratorium on rent payments for those whose paychecks have been reduced or eliminated amid the coronavirus. Sanders also co-signed a letter ([link removed]) with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and 12 other representatives to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking what the company is doing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus.
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DONALD TRUMP ([link removed]) signed ([link removed]) a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package and invoked ([link removed]) the Defense Production Act in ordering General Motors to increase its production of ventilators. Trump also requested ([link removed]) that the Centers for Disease Control issue a travel advisory urging residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut not to travel domestically for 14 days unless necessary due to the spread of coronavirus in these states. The CDC issued the advisory Saturday.
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