Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) issued the following statement on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new eviction moratorium tied to COVID-19 infection levels:
“As Vice Chair of the Housing Subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee, I know how critically important it is for families to keep a roof over their heads – especially while deadly COVID-19 variants are still spreading in our communities.
“That’s why I sponsored legislation to extend the federal eviction moratorium and advocated for our state to improve its distribution of rental assistance funds.
“I applaud the CDC for crafting this new eviction moratorium, but recognize that this is only a temporary solution to a problem facing too many Iowa families.
“While this new moratorium is in place, we need the State of Iowa to fully utilize the rental assistance I worked in Congress to secure for Iowans and cut the red tape that is preventing assistance from helping Iowans. Only then will we ensure this order does not simply postpone an eviction crisis until later this year because our families cannot get the aid they need.”
Original source can be found here.
