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AOC & Mondaire Jones urged the public to pressure the White House to extend the eviction moratorium.

 

Rep. AOC & Cori Bush at Capitol Hills
Rep. AOC & Cori Bush at Capitol Hills (Source - Cori Bush, Twitter)

US Representative, NY-14 AOC & Congressman, NY-17 Mondaire Jones urged the public to pressure the White House to extend the national eviction moratorium, in addition to calling on Congress to reconvene for a legislative fix.

Rep. AOC, Rep. Cori Bush & Rep. Mondaire Jones continues to fight for eviction moratorium extension on Capitol steps

Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) Speaks to the press after more than a hundred community members gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol as the federal eviction moratorium expired. As the clock struck midnight, Congresswoman AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), Cori Bush, and fellow members of Congress addressed the crowd and vowed to continue pushing to keep people and families in their homes. Up to 11 million renters are now at risk of eviction during a COVID19 a global pandemic that is surging in states all over the country. 

“We are now in an eviction moratorium emergency,” said Congresswoman Cori Bush. “Allowing the federal eviction moratorium to expire was a moral failure, but we came together last night to demonstrate that our movement is strong and our work is not finished. As someone who has been evicted and unhoused, I know the trauma that millions of families could face if we do not act immediately. As lawmakers, we have a duty to protect the people we represent. I’m calling on every single one of my colleagues to come back to Washington, D.C. and use our power to take care of each and every one of our neighbors.” 

“We have no choice but to mobilize and to get members of Congress to do the right thing,” said Chairman of the Rules Committee Jim McGovern. “I get it. I don’t expect to get any Republican votes  — shame on them. But I expect every Democrat to be here...Nothing good happens unless like-minded people come together and demand that it happen.”

“The fact of the matter is every single one of us, the vast majority of us, are much closer to being homeless than being a millionaire,” said congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC. “And that’s why we’re here today. It’s not hard. It’s not crazy. Give the 24-hour notice. Make members go on the record. If they don’t want to extend the federal eviction moratorium extension 2021, they need to tell that to the public.” Recently, AOC hits out at Biden over eviction moratorium as police ban her from lying down in overnight Capitol protest.

“This is a tragedy, and I’m so sorry for it,” said House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Waters. “And for those people that are resisting it, and I just heard about Representative Bush sleeping on the steps of the Capitol, you know, do everything you can. Fight ‘till the last breath for our renters and our most vulnerable people in our society, and see what we can do to eliminate them becoming homeless.”

“Extending the eviction moratorium is a matter of life and death for the communities we represent,” said congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Jayapal. “I [am] imploring the Biden Administration to act with the urgency this moment demands.”

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