Cori Bush urges tenants to apply for local assistance as CDC eviction moratorium faces legal challenges
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Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, who captured national attention for her high-profile protest of a lapse in the federal eviction moratorium amid the Covid-19 pandemic, urged tenants on Sunday to apply for local assistance in case courts strike down the latest ban on certain evictions issued by the Biden administration.
"We've been saying it nationally, that we have to do the work now to get this money out. We have to do the work to make sure that our states and our local governments are able to release this money, get this money out into the hands of the people who need it the most," Bush told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" when asked about next steps if the courts put a hold on the new moratorium. "So, we're telling tenants, we're telling landlords to, you know, go online, or show up at the clinics that are happening around the country and get -- apply for this money and for our local government and states, please get this money out." The freshman Democratic lawmaker, who has faced eviction herself on multiple occasions prior to being elected to Congress, slept on the steps of the US Capitol for several days in a protest that culminated in a victory for progressives on the issue. Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the new eviction moratorium through early October for areas of the country with high or substantial transmission of Covid-19.More Related News