For Immediate Release: 
August 27, 2021

CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION TO STRIKE DOWN THE NATIONAL EVICTION MORATORIUM DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the national eviction moratorium:

“Housing a human right, and for as many as 11 million Americans facing eviction nationwide, the patchwork safety net of rapidly ending state memorandums and emergency executive orders is not enough to stave off this compounding crisis. The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the CDC’s eviction moratorium is harmful and unnecessary; furthermore, it is logically and morally bankrupt. As cases of the Delta variant continue to rise, I cannot forget since the start of the pandemic, more than 62,000 eviction cases have been filed in New York City Housing Court and New York State’s eviction moratorium is set to expire on August 31st. This decision will have disastrous consequences for my constituents here in New York’s 9th Congressional District and hardworking American families nationwide,” said Clarke. “Firstly, I am calling for Governor Hochul to extend the New York State Eviction Moratorium until December 31st and to disseminate the housing assistance funds allocated to the state swiftly. Secondly, I am calling on the House of Representatives to reconvene immediately and vote to pass H.R. 4791, the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act. Additionally, I am again calling on my colleagues in the Senate to take swift and immediate action and pass the senate companion bill so that President Biden can sign this extension into law. Make no mistake, this Supreme Court decision was fueled by hyper-partisan politics and was not a decision made to benefit hard-working American families. This cannot wait, and we cannot yield. It is time for action.”

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Yvette D. Clarke has been in Congress since 2007. She represents New York’s Ninth Congressional District, which includes Central and South Brooklyn. Clarke is Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Taskforce on Immigration,  a Senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and a Senior Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security.