Political Quotes

“I am disappointed. I knew it was coming from Senator Crapo. He is my friend, and I appreciate the cooperation, but this is so much more serious than what we did a few months ago. We have been asking just down the hall--Senator McConnell was just in. We have asked him week after week after week--April, May, June, half of July--to do something about this impending problem we have. This is why we have to do this now. Tomorrow, millions of families face a massive cliff, and they face another one in a week. Right now, millions of Americans are in danger of losing their homes. In the CARES Act, we put a temporary moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for renters and homeowners and properties with federally backed loans, as well as for renters receiving Federal assistance. It is a good thing entirely, just not enough. This rental eviction moratorium expires tomorrow. The last thing we need--imagine this: In the middle of a public health crisis, people who get evicted roam the streets, or they go to an overcrowded shelter, or they go live in their cousin's basement--all potentially spreading the virus. We know the moratorium didn't go far enough. It only covered 28 percent of renters. We should be extending and expanding the moratorium. We should be passing my emergency rental assistance bill to get people through this pandemic, not kicking them out on the streets. We already had a housing crisis in this country before the coronavirus hit.…”