John, last Friday night, I came to the Capitol with my chair.
The eviction moratorium was set to expire the next day at midnight. But instead of taking action — some of my Democratic colleagues in Congress chose instead to leave early for vacation.
I refused to accept that Congress could leave for vacation while 11 million people faced eviction.
So for the next five days, I took a stand outside the Capitol to demand justice for the millions of families who were at risk to be forcibly removed from their homes — in the middle of a worsening pandemic.
I’m not gonna lie, John. At first, there were only a couple of us. A lot of people gave up hope that there was a chance we could extend the eviction moratorium.
But I understood firsthand how high the stakes were. Before I came to Congress, there was a period in my life where I was unhoused and living in a car with my two babies. So we kept pushing, we raised our voices even louder, and soon more folks joined us outside.
For five days, we were out there, demanding our government take urgent action to save lives. Thousands of supporters like you, John, amplified our call online and made sure our leaders couldn’t ignore our message.
And it worked: Last night, Joe Biden announced that the CDC will enact a temporary eviction moratorium for areas of the country with high or substantial transmission of COVID-19.
I’m so proud of this movement. We rose up together — despite the rain, the heat, the cold, and all the pessimism that nothing could be done. People power is the reason why we were able to prevent millions from being evicted from their homes.
But I want to be clear, John: We still have a long way to go to address the unhoused crisis in our country.
What happened this week was a massive victory and a reminder of what we’re capable of when we work together. Will you chip in $5 or anything you can so our team can continue building momentum to end the unhoused crisis and take on more big challenges in Congress?
Thank you again for all of your support, John. Let’s keep moving mountains.
Your Congresswoman loves you,
Cori
