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Adams Joins Pressley Letter on Eviction Moratorium

August 27, 2021

The letter calls on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to “act with the urgency this moment demands and include an ambitious legislative solution to extend the eviction moratorium in a must-pass legislative vehicle.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) joined a letter led by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) to Congressional leadership criticizing the Supreme Court decision to end the CDC Eviction Moratorium. Additionally, the letter calls on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to "act with the urgency this moment demands and include an ambitious legislative solution to extend the eviction moratorium in a must-pass legislative vehicle."

A copy of the letter is available here.

"I am disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision because it willfully ignores the 6.4 million households across the country that are behind on rent," said Congresswoman Alma Adams. "In my district, over 20,000 Mecklenburg County households are behind on rent - the highest number of households in the state of North Carolina."

"Now more than ever, it is important tenants and landlords seek the rental assistance that Congress has made available. Through RAMP CLT, Charlotte-Mecklenburg has been among the leaders in our state in distributing emergency rental assistance funds; however, hundreds of new families have applied for assistance in August. When tenants utilize these federal programs, they also have a chance to pay back their landlords who are struggling to make ends meet and facing foreclosure on their properties. Importantly, through RAMP CLT, landlords can apply for rental assistance on behalf of their tenants. If you're one of my constituents facing eviction, please visit my website at adams.house.gov to learn more about the help that is out there, give us a call at 704-344-9950 so we can connect you with resources, or visit RampCLT.com to be directly connected with housing assistance," Adams concluded.

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