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| Topic | Biden admin defends its decision not to extend the federal eviction moratorium |
| Lebronwon 08/03/21 8:12:35 AM #1: | https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/02/white-house-defends-its-decision-not-to-extend-the-eviction-moratorium.html A top White House aide defended President Joe Bidens decision not to extend the federal Covid-19 eviction moratorium on Monday, two days after nearly a yearlong nationwide halt on rental evictions expired. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court declared on June 29 that the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] could not grant such an extension without clear and specific congressional authorization, said economist Gene Sperling, who leads the White House effort to distribute Covid relief funds. That authorization has not been granted, he said, and as a result the CDC director and her team have been unable to find legal authority to extend the moratorium. Sperling then outlined new measures Biden had authorized, which largely consisted of directing agencies to keep trying to prevent evictions. The White Houses argument that it lacks the legal authority to extend the eviction ban has not gone over well with the progressive wing of the Democratic party, which has been pressuring both Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for weeks to extend the moratorium by any means necessary. This court order came down on the White House a month ago, and the White House waited until the day before the House adjourned to release a statement asking Congress to extend the moratorium, progressive Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, N.Y. said Sunday on CNN. President Biden would have strongly supported a decision by the CDC to further extend this eviction moratorium, the White House said in a statement last Thursday. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has made clear that this option is no longer available. Biden then called on Congress to extend the eviction moratorium to protect such vulnerable renters and their families without delay. Bidens statement caught some Democrats by surprise, and with the House scheduled to adjourn for almost two months of recess the following day, party leaders scrambled to determine what steps they could take. But it quickly became clear that Pelosi lacked the votes within her own caucus to extend the ban. This was in part because Democratic House members knew that even if they voted to pass an extension, it would be DOA in the Senate. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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