Congresswomen Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley slept outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday night in protest of the end of the eviction moratorium. The moratorium, which was enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is set to expire Saturday night, at midnight.
“It’s not OK to just sit back and allow 7 million people, possibly upwards of 7 million people to be at risk for eviction in a little more than 24 hours,” she told CBS News affiliate WUSA at the Capitol overnight. “We can’t just sit back and allow that. As a sitting member of Congress, it’s our duty— it’s my duty, to make sure that I’m representing everyone in my district.”
It’s 1 AM. Our solidarity is strong and our numbers are growing.
Millions are at risk of being removed from their homes, and a Democratic-controlled government has the power to stop it.
Extend the eviction moratorium now. pic.twitter.com/Rt0LFgViAN
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) July 31, 2021
I guarantee you if she had a rental property she would want to get paid just like everyone else. POS race baiting Demorat!!
what did the people do with the money the government and states already gave them?
You pay their rent then, Moron!
hmmmm So two of the three are worth approx 400K each, where Omar is worth 3 mil. You guys wouldn’t know hard times if it hit you in the face! Was I ever homeless? No, because I had parents who had a work ethic. When I was in the Navy, I earned so little I could have gotten food stamps. But I’m too proud to take hand outs. But my wife and children didn’t go hungry nor did they get cold at night. I worked two sometimes three jobs to make sure I provided for my family. I get so pissed off when I hear people complain that they can’t get a job. BS, you can get a job. You just don’t wish to work!
She slept comfortably because she was guarded by capital security. She should have been sleeping down in the Deanwood neighborhood in DC!
Sleep outside when it’s 10 degrees, then I’ll be impressed.
It was better than sleeping in her Lexus or BMW. She’s a big chick and that would be very uncomfortable on her fat a$$.