Housing and homeless advocates protested outside of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home Saturday demanding the House speaker reconvene Congress to pass an extension to the expiring eviction moratorium. About 40 activists headed to Pelosi's home on Saturday to tape an "eviction notice" on her door to remind the speaker that millions of Americans will be facing eviction starting this weekend while she sleeps comfortably in her posh home. "We wanted to essentially send her a message that we want her to reconvene Congress to take a vote [to extend] the eviction moratorium," Evans told Fox News. The House adjourned Friday for a prolonged summer recess without taking a roll call vote on extending the eviction moratorium after the White House made clear Thursday it will allow the ban to expire. "Speaker Pelosi led a relentless campaign to extend the CDC eviction moratorium.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 00:45 UTC