Cori Bush: ‘We Are Laying the Groundwork for a Future Where Housing Is a Fundamental Right’

BUSH Good afternoon and ░░░░░░░░ you to Congresswoman Omar ░░░░░░░░ this fundamental work It ░░░░░░░░ necessary to stand up ░░░░░░░░ this is a fight ░░░░░░░░ we all should be ░░░░░░░░ part of You know ░░░░░░░░ me the thought of ░░░░░░░░ rent payments brings back ░░░░░░░░ memories I m standing ░░░░░░░░ in Congress as someone ░░░░░░░░ has been unhoused with ░░░░░░░░ children living out of ░░░░░░░░ car only to be ░░░░░░░░ down and left out ░░░░░░░░ our government I m ░░░░░░░░ in Congress to stand ░░░░░░░░ for our community members ░░░░░░░░ have been currently or ░░░░░░░░ are who have been ░░░░░░░░ the past unhoused I ░░░░░░░░ here to stand up ░░░░░░░░ those who have the ░░░░░░░░ We cannot take shelter ░░░░░░░░ granted when over half ░░░░░░░░ million of our neighbors ░░░░░░░░ unhoused on any given ░░░░░░░░ How do we sleep ░░░░░░░░ we know that many ░░░░░░░░ are unhoused This was ░░░░░░░░ existential crisis of cruelty ░░░░░░░░ the richest country in ░░░░░░░░ world before the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ pandemic has made this ░░░░░░░░ far worse and far ░░░░░░░░ with the rent and ░░░░░░░░ burdens rapidly increasing at ░░░░░░░░ time when corporate profits ░░░░░░░░ soaring Corporate profits are ░░░░░░░░ This legislation will provide ░░░░░░░░ people with the relief ░░░░░░░░ they need Today I ░░░░░░░░ proud to stand here ░░░░░░░░ m proud to join ░░░░░░░░ Omar and my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ we work on this ░░░░░░░░ for the basic right ░░░░░░░░ shelter We re talking ░░░░░░░░ shelter for people This ░░░░░░░░ something that should not ░░░░░░░░ negotiable This is something ░░░░░░░░ we should not have ░░░░░░░░ have a discussion about ░░░░░░░░ are laying the groundwork ░░░░░░░░ a future where housing ░░░░░░░░ a fundamental right When ░░░░░░░░ come home and you ░░░░░░░░ up to your door ░░░░░░░░ you have to think ░░░░░░░░ is there an eviction ░░░░░░░░ on my door when ░░░░░░░░ wake up in the ░░░░░░░░ wondering if today is ░░░░░░░░ day and you know ░░░░░░░░ today is the day ░░░░░░░░ you got to go ░░░░░░░░ trash bags because you ░░░░░░░░ t have enough money ░░░░░░░░ to put your stuff ░░░░░░░░ boxes to move this ░░░░░░░░ our work So we ░░░░░░░░ the Congresswoman and all ░░░░░░░░ our colleagues for standing ░░░░░░░░ for all the people ░░░░░░░░ you.”