House Democrats grapple with 'unfathomable' eviction crisis

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the Biden administration on Monday to stave off looming evictions by extending a moratorium after Congress failed to do it last week, and the California Democrat wrote to fellow lawmakers, urging them to help speed up the distribution of federal COVID-19 aid meant for renters and landlords.

Pelosi wrote to fellow Democrats on Monday instructing them to use the seven-week recess to “urge the immediate disbursement of funds,” allocated earlier this year by Congress to prevent evictions and help landlords.