Democrats Took Big Real Estate Money, Then Let the Eviction Ban Expire
Just before failing in their “relentless campaign” to extend a desperately needed eviction moratorium, House Democrats’ super PAC received a million dollars from a real estate mogul. It was surely just a coincidence.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that Democrats led a “relentless campaign” to extend the eviction ban, yet left the motion up to a last-minute consent vote that could be defeated by a single congressmember. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
House Democrats’ super PAC took in a million dollars from the chairman of a massive apartment rental company in June, before letting the federal eviction moratorium expire over the weekend amid a COVID-19 pandemic that continues to surge.
Last week, President Joe Biden’s administration belatedly called on Democrats in Congress to pass legislation to extend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction ban only days before it was set to expire on July 31 — a full month after Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the moratorium would have to be extended by legislation.
The late request by Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, seemed to catch Democratic lawmakers off guard as they were getting ready to enjoy a long summer recess period. House Democrats tried to quickly pass legislation extending the moratorium by unanimous consent, a maneuver that Republicans blocked. Afterward, the House adjourned, and lawmakers started streaming out of town.
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