Over the past five days, brave progressives, led by my colleague Rep. Cori Bush, protested outside the U.S. Capitol. They called for an extension of the pandemic-born eviction moratorium. In simple terms: they were protesting the potential eviction of 11 million Americans.
Today, the Biden administration announced they will be extending the eviction moratorium in the counties with high rates of COVID-19 transmission.
This victory is an example of the power of progressive organizing, and in a moment, I’m going to ask you to help support the expansion of our progressive movement. But first, let me explain how we got to this point.
The initial eviction moratorium that Congress passed towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic expired over the weekend – and most of Congress left Washington without a backup plan – despite the COVID-19 pandemic once again shutting down cities across the country.
And let’s be blunt: Democratic Party leadership didn’t plan to bring forward a vote on extending the eviction ban because some moderate Democrats were opposed to it.
That’s right: 11 million Americans almost faced eviction because of the power of moderate Democrats in Congress.
This decision was not only wrong, but immoral.
I have always fought for our progressive values in Congress, and I will always continue to do what’s right for working folks across this country – even when that means standing up to leadership and calling out B.S.
Today, we celebrate the victory of this new eviction moratorium. Tomorrow, we continue the fight.
In solidarity,
Ro
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