President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to extend the national eviction ban, which is set to expire in two days.
Research has shown that evictions lead to increased Covid cases and deaths. More than half of people in the U.S. are still not fully vaccinated against the virus.is calling on Congress to extend the national eviction ban set to expire in two days.
"This moratorium prevented hundreds of thousands of Americans from experiencing the heartbreak, homelessness and health risks that too often emanate from evictions — particularly during a pandemic," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national eviction moratorium has been in effect since September. It has been extended multiple times, but in June the Supreme Court ruled that the policy could only be renewed through legislation.
"Given the recent spread of the delta variant, including among those Americans both most likely to face evictions and lacking vaccinations, President Biden would have strongly supported a decision by the CDC to further extend this eviction moratorium," Psaki said. "Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has made clear that this option is no longer available."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also believes the ban should be extended, and said the White House was exploring a way to do so, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
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