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For months, the warning was clear from economists, housing advocates and public health experts: Without more help from Congress, millions of Americans could be evicted, in the dead of winter, in the middle of a raging pandemic. I can t construct a darker scenario, Moody s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi told NPR in November. It s absolutely critical that lawmakers step up.
Now lawmakers finally have. So long as it can get past some last-minute opposition from President Trump, the compromise rescue bill extends a federal eviction moratorium, sets aside $25 billion for rental assistance and extends unemployment benefits that were about to expire for 12 million people.
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COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Stave Off Historic Wave Of Evictions
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A protester holds up an eviction-related sign in Washington, D.C. The coronavirus rescue package just passed in Congress sets aside $25 billion for rental assistance and extends a CDC order aimed at preventing evictions.
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For months, the warning was clear from economists, housing advocates and public health experts: Without more help from Congress, millions of Americans could be evicted, in the dead of winter, in the middle of a raging pandemic. I can t construct a darker scenario, Moody s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi told NPR in November. It s absolutely critical that lawmakers step up.