The White House says the CDC lacks the legal authority to unilaterally extend the nationwide eviction moratorium that expired this weekend, shooting down the latest bid to continue the ban
The White House on Monday again shot down Hill Democrats’ calls for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to unilaterally extend the nationwide eviction moratorium that expired this weekend, saying the agency doesn't have the legal authority.
Biden asked the CDC on Sunday to look at whether it “could do a targeted eviction moratorium that just went to the counties that have higher rates” of coronovirus cases, said Sperling. But the CDC has “been unable to find the legal authority.” “For the good of families on the verge of eviction, my Democratic House colleagues and I are hopeful that this initiative to extend the moratorium will be successful as soon as possible,” Pelosi said in an emailed statement.
Pelosi told House Democrats earlier Monday that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will brief them Tuesday morning on the distribution of federal rental assistance. State and local governments, with oversight from Treasury, disbursed just 6.5 percent of the money in the first six months of the year, amplifying fears that millions of Americans were at risk of homelessness without the eviction ban in place.
“We all agree that the eviction crisis is an enormous challenge to the conscience of our country,” Pelosi said. “But the House passing the eviction moratorium without the Senate acting does not extend the moratorium. Instead, the money must flow, and the moratorium must be extended by the administration.”
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