{"id":3766,"date":"2020-11-17T22:05:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T22:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2021-08-27T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T13:42:55","slug":"call-your-senators-on-thursday-to-demand-pandemic-housing-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/call-your-senators-on-thursday-to-demand-pandemic-housing-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Call your senators on Thursday to demand pandemic housing assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Editor’s Note:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>Contact information for your senators and representatives is easy to find here.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Join housing supporters across the country for “National Call-In Day” on Thursday, November 19th<\/sup> to demand that your representative and senators pass a coronavirus relief bill with critical housing assistance and protections. Sponsored by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), the call-in day is a way to bring housing needs directly to congressional offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As winter approaches and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, Congress has deadlocked on passing a comprehensive relief bill. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have both said they want to see more pandemic relief passed before the end of the year, but wide differences remain. If Congress does not pass something during the \u201clame duck\u201d session, any new relief will have to wait until after the Biden administration takes office at the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that the elections are over, House and Senate leaders are restarting talks about a new round of relief. This is a critical time to let them know that renters need help now. Lawmakers need to hear that eviction protection and rental assistance are important to their constituents. Without federal action, 30-40 million renters risk losing their homes when the CDC eviction moratorium expires at the end of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NLIHC is asking people to urge their members of Congress to pass a coronavirus relief package that includes these top priorities for low-income renters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n