WASHINGTON: Anger and frustration mounted as President Joe Biden showed no signs of reversing plans to allow a nationwide eviction moratorium to expire at midnight on Saturday - one Democratic lawmaker even camping outside the Capitol in protest as millions of Americans were about to be forced from their homes.
People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference outside the Statehouse, on Jul 30, 2021, in Boston. On a 5-4 vote in late June, the Supreme Court allowed the broad eviction ban to continue through the end of July. One of those in the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, made clear he would block any additional extensions unless there was “clear and specific congressional authorisation.”
But Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, the top Republican on another panel handling the issue, said the Democrats’ Bill was rushed.Landlords, who have opposed the moratorium and challenged it repeatedly in court, are against any extension. They, too, are arguing for speeding up the distribution of rental assistance.
Rather than allow a failed vote by House Democrats, leaders tried to simply approve an extension by consent, without a formal vote, but House Republicans objected. The Senate may try to pass a similar Bill, but it was expected to fail.
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