Biden, under pressure, says CDC to announce new action to limit evictions

Amid pressure from progressives who have called to extend the eviction moratorium, the Biden administration is expected to announce new action to limit evictions.

Amid pressure from progressive Democrats who have called on the White House to extend the eviction moratorium, and as millions of Americans are at risk this week of being forces to leave their homes, President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his administration would announce a possible new "safety valve" action to limit evictions later in the day. He told reporters the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would provide details of what he he hoped would be a "new moratorium" that would cover about 90% of renters, although he quickly added, "I didn't tell them what they had to do." The proposed CDC plan would remain in place for 60 days, congressional sources told ABC News. At the same time, Biden said that he isn’t sure if the new moratorium effort would pass constitutional muster and expects legal challenges, but he said that some scholars he consulted think "it’s worth the effort."