App. Washington journal continues. Host we are joined by diane yentel, who is president and ceo of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Talk about the federal moratorium about to expire on evictions in the u. S. Diane yentel about the federal moratorium about to expire on and if addictions in the us. Thank you for being with us this morning,. Thank you for having me. What is it that your group does . A Membership Organization advancing federal policies solutions to ensure that low income people have affordable and accessible homes. Host give us an idea how many renters there are in the unitedre states. There are about 43 million renter households with over 100 Million People in thosese households. Host since the pandemic with the idea on evictions typically how many people are evicted from their apartment or home for failure to pay rrent . And how has that problem increased or has it . The risk of evictions has increased during the pandemic because of the financial fallout as a r
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Your number is going to be 202 7488002. And if you are in american gun owner but not part of the nra, you should be part of this conversation, as well. Your number is going to be 202 7488003. Keep in mind, you can also text us your opinion at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media on ontter at cspanwj, and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again this week, new york state announced a major lawsuit against the National Rifle association, accusing them of corruption and misspending of the organizations funds. Here is a bit of the story from the New York Times. New York Attorney general has issued an existential threat to the National Rifle association on thursday, arguing in a lawsuit that years of runaway corruption and misspending demanded a dissolution of the nations most powerful gun rights lobby. While the legal confrontation could take years to play out, it constitutes another deep blow to an organization whose legendary medical clout has been diminished by infigh