Nancy Pelosi’s home in California became the target of protesters. They posted a false eviction notice at the front door of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and demanded an extension of the federal eviction ban.
On Saturday, about 40 militants arrived outside Pelosi’s home in San Francisco, just hours before the last extension of the ban expired, leaving more than 10 million Americans facing the prospect of being told to leave their homes.
A protester told KCBS radio that the notice read: “Dear Speaker Pelosi, I hereby inform you that when the deportation moratorium expires, millions of Americans will face deportation tonight.
“We call on you to call immediately Congress Go to the meeting and vote to extend the moratorium and keep people at home. We are in the midst of the second worst COVID surge to date, and now is not the time to allow evictions to begin.
“Housing is a human right #evictionmorotorium #eviction crisis.”
The other one, Chris Evans, told Fox News: “The reason we are at her house is that she has a beautiful mansion in Pacific Heights in San Francisco, which shows how out of touch she is with the people facing difficulties [of eviction].”
It is unclear if anyone was at home when activists gathered outside to protest after the government administration. Joe Biden said on Thursday that it will allow the suspension order to expire.
President Joe Biden Called at the last minute to extend the suspension, but said he could not act without Congress because Supreme Court It was decided last month to oppose the extension to July.
But the House of Representatives adjourned on Friday for a seven-week summer vacation, and the Speaker Nancy Pelosi He told reporters that there was “not enough time” to take action and called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which introduced the ban on expulsion, to extend the ban again.
On Saturday night, Pelosi said on Twitter that she “led a ruthless campaign to extend CDC The deportation is suspended,” accusing the Republicans of “pure cruelty” for blocking her proposal.
Weekly newspaper Pelosi has been contacted for comments.
Federal funding has been shelved to help renters. However, as of July 1, only about US$3 billion had been disbursed out of the US$47 billion worth of rental assistance, and states and cities are working hard to establish effective systems to distribute relief.
President Biden called on Congress and state and local governments to resolve this situation. Aroused the anger of progressive Democrats, They called on him to find a solution after failing to obtain the necessary renewal votes.
represent Corey Bush (D-MO) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) slept outside the US Capitol on the weekend to send a message urging lawmakers to vote again to extend the moratorium.
Congressman Bush told reporters: “I don’t plan to leave before certain changes happen.”
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