Pelosi Calls For Biden To Extend Eviction Moratorium After Failing To Rally Democrats In House

House Democratic leadership is calling on President Joe Biden to unilaterally extend a moratorium on evictions after failing to convince moderates to support an extension in the House.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC), and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA) put out a joint statement Sunday evening claiming the Biden administration “must take action.” The moratorium, which has been in place since September, expired over the weekend after Pelosi failed to wrangle support for an extension in the House. The push to extend the moratorium sank after Democratic leaders failed to win the support of moderates within their caucus.