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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Whip James E. Clyburn and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark issued this statement calling upon the Biden Administration to extend the eviction moratorium through October 18, 2021:

"On Thursday, the President asked Congress to pass an extension of the eviction moratorium. Sadly, it is clear that the Senate is not able to do so, and any legislation in the House, therefore, will not be sufficient to extend the moratorium.

Dear Democratic Colleague,

The fight to ensure that every family has the dignity and comfort of a home is a moral imperative of perhaps unsurpassed gravity.

Nearly a year ago, the CDC established a moratorium on evictions, which has served as a critical backstop to prevent renters and their families who suffered hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic from being evicted. The CDC later extended the eviction moratorium until July 31st. However, when the CDC extended the moratorium, it was taken to court by the Georgia and Alabama Association of Realtors. The case then went to the Supreme Court. Those of us who wanted the extension were disappointed with the statement of Justice Kavanaugh, who stated that while he would vote for the extension once, he would not extend it again.