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House progressives are now eyeing legislation to reinstate the federal eviction moratorium after the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration's ban.
Representative Cori Bush, who slept outside on the U.S. Capitol for several nights in order to push officials to extend the moratorium past its July 30 expiration, said Thursday that lawmakers must take action to protect tenants.
"We were outside the Capitol for 5 days. Rain. Heat. Cold. If they think this partisan ruling is going to stop us from fighting to keep people housed, they're wrong," Bush wrote on Twitter. "Congress needs to act immediately. For every unhoused or soon to be unhoused person in our districts."
Representatives Jamaal Bowman, Ro Khanna, Ayanna Pressley and others also called for their colleagues on Capitol Hill to consider legislation on the issue.