oh congress! Apr. 7, 2011

Congressmen Taunt One Another in 27 Percent of Their Press Releases

By Dan Amira

Just think of press releases as the Internet comment board of elected officials. [WP]

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Congressmen Taunt One Another in 27 Percent of Their Press Releases

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said DOJ is reviewing the court’s decision and will have “more to say later today”

A federal judge on Wednesday vacated a nationwide freeze on evictions that was put in place by federal health officials to help cash-strapped renters remain in their homes during the pandemic.

The ruling was a win for a coalition of property owners and realtors, who brought one of several challenges against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium, which was first enacted under former President Trump and later extended through June.

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“The question for the Court is a narrow one: Does the Public Health Service Act grant the CDC the legal authority to impose a nationwide eviction moratorium? It does not,” Friedrich wrote.

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—@oliverdarcy