Congress scrambles to extend eviction moratorium expiring Saturday

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WASHINGTON — An eleventh-hour scramble Friday by Congress to extend the federal pandemic eviction moratorium appeared unlikely to succeed as President Joe Biden called on state and local governments to step in.

The fledgling effort, which came ahead of the ban's expected expiration Saturday when thousands of people could begin getting kicked of their homes, was faltering in the House by early Friday evening. About a dozen House Democrats opposed the measure and are unwilling to budge, making passage impossible, two senior Democratic aides told NBC News.

"Definitely don't have the votes," one leadership aide said.

House Speaker Nancy Nancy Pelosi and the measure's sponsor, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., were at odds Friday over whether to hold a vote and force members to make their positions known publicly.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congress-scrambles-to-extend-eviction-moratorium-expiring-saturday/ar-AAMKMuK

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1. They're now in recess until Tuesday.....

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2. The government failed to get relief to all landlords

Small time landlords really are getting screwed, I notice they still have to pay property taxes even while forbidden from collecting rent and mortgage companies weren't told they couldn't collect payments from affected landlords.