Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Bush, Pressley Slam House Failure To Extend Eviction Moratorium

Eviction moratorium extension efforts failing in the House are slammed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Cori Bush, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley on The ReidOut. Ocasio-Cortez tells us, ‘When we have a Democratic majority that is capable of passing legislation, we cannot hide behind the Republican Party in the lack of ability to extend the eviction moratorium.’

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[AdamBladeTaylor]

The fact that states held on to money specifically assigned to them to help those who need help with rent should have a lot of governors in prison.

[dianadowie]

Everyone knows that the Congress wasn't going to do anything !

[lilmichael]

“And then we’ll show up on thanksgiving, to shelters with a turkey for a photo op but you put them there let’s remember that” exactly.

[sandycarter]

What a freakin horror! What a country! What cruelty!

[lizbethartemis]

Priorities - there is always money for war.

[sarthakpatel]

Such BS. If they wanted to extend it, they could have done it a while back instead of leaving it for last minute. People knew when the moratorium was going to end and yet they waited last minute. Also the states should've had more than enough time to distribute those funds, they're just holding it onto it hoping no one will notice if a couple dollars disappear.

[bradc]

Instead of continuously fixating on a former president they should've been doing their jobs...

[DavidAWA]

A quick note to the people who can afford rent but aren't paying and plan to bounce when the moratorium is up. You're making things more difficult for people who actually need it.

[andrewokamoto]

Cold hard truth: Millions will NEVER be able to pay back what they owe. What now?

[ChrisAlbertH]

This kind of sense of urgency is not something we see in many representatives. Respect..

[DJAvren]

Just put congress outside on park benches until they solve this for all 7 million households.

[jo-anbryson]

Why haven't the states distributed the money?

[joshborja]

This was all planned! It was no accident!

[myjewelryu]

Absolutely terrifying! We’ve all had enough to worry about for the last year and a half. This is just too much.

[clw]

The system is a joke, it's just not funny.

[Wunderpus-photogenicus]

After getting all these COVID assistance checks from Uncle Sam, huge number of people choose not to get a job while numerous employers were unable to fill their job vacancies.

When eviction crisis starts, how can we sympathize these lazy people who prefer to stay home and enjoy the "rescue" payments?

[michaelwww]

Landlords should be compensated from federal funds for unpaid rents. Landlords who pay mortgage must pay it from something otherwise they lose the house to the bank. The eviction moratorium will need to end sooner or later. It looks that more new covid variants will keep coming next many years.

[nickhalsey]

The HOUSE NEEDS to GO BACK TO WORK!! NOW, RIGHT NOW!!

[electropanel]

Stop voting for these senators that are not doing anything for the people and everyone should be calling these senators to come back to Congress and help get this thing done.

[davidryann]

The richest country on the planet and this is happening it's a TOTAL DISGRACE