Ilhan Omar: ‘Cancel Rent and Mortgage Payments’ – By CNSNews Staff (CNS News) / April 30 2020
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.) is calling for a “massive grassroots uprising” to get Congress to order the cancellation of rent and mortgage payments during the COVID-19 crisis. She has also introduced legislation in Congress to accomplish that goal–and to freeze the value of rent payments for five years after they resume.
“Cancel rent and mortgage payments,” Omar said in a tweet on Tuesday that forwarded a tweet from Minnesota Public Radio.
“More than 3.4 million homeowners are temporarily skipping their mortgage payments because they’ve lost income during the pandemic,” said the MPR tweet. “Homeowners say that to catch up on payments, lenders demand big balloon payments they can’t afford.”
In another tweet sent out today, Omar said: “We are not lacking in resources—we are poisoned by greed. As millions of people are struggling to keep a roof over their heads, we need a massive grassroots uprising of #CancelRent and mortgages.
“Tell Congress to move the people’s agenda,” she said.
The tweet included a graphic promoting her bill, H.R. 6515, the “Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act.”
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