AOC: Cuomo’s Decision to Suspend New Yorkers’ Mortgage Payments Is Racist

[excerpt OCASIO CORTEZ You ░░░░░░░░ I ve talked to ░░░░░░░░ governor about this because ░░░░░░░░ think in other policies ░░░░░░░░ decisions that he s ░░░░░░░░ he s almost indicated ░░░░░░░░ it s not enough ░░░░░░░░ you apply his own ░░░░░░░░ to his decisions and ░░░░░░░░ calls on mortgages The ░░░░░░░░ has not just issued ░░░░░░░░ foreclosure moratorium in the ░░░░░░░░ of New York He ░░░░░░░░ called for mortgage payment ░░░░░░░░ So if he believes ░░░░░░░░ just placing a moratorium ░░░░░░░░ foreclosures isn t enough ░░░░░░░░ a person who s ░░░░░░░░ that decision should also ░░░░░░░░ that standard to renters ░░░░░░░░ say that foreclosure on ░░░░░░░░ evictions isn t enough ░░░░░░░░ you called for a ░░░░░░░░ or moratorium on mortgage ░░░░░░░░ then we should also ░░░░░░░░ for that same treatment ░░░░░░░░ rent payments And when ░░░░░░░░ hold one standard where ░░░░░░░░ re being more generous ░░░░░░░░ mortgagers or rather people ░░░░░░░░ are receiving mortgages than ░░░░░░░░ are on people who ░░░░░░░░ renters which is two ░░░░░░░░ of New York City ░░░░░░░░ re kind of creating ░░░░░░░░ class and race issue ░░░░░░░░ re essentially rewarding and ░░░░░░░░ preferential treatment to landowners ░░░░░░░░ folks who are more ░░░░░░░░ and we re not ░░░░░░░░ that same kind of ░░░░░░░░ to renters You know ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ important issue that we ░░░░░░░░ provide rent inaudible from ░░░░░░░░ equity issue But also ░░░░░░░░ just from an economic ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ responsible to just ignore ░░░░░░░░ problem and ignore the ░░░░░░░░ that hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ nationally millions of people ░░░░░░░░ no longer able to ░░░░░░░░ their rent And the ░░░░░░░░ that we re just ░░░░░░░░ for April 1st to ░░░░░░░░ around just to see ░░░░░░░░ happens we know what ░░░░░░░░ going to happen Hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people aren ░░░░░░░░ going to pay their ░░░░░░░░ which means lots of ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ able to pay their ░░░░░░░░ which means we re ░░░░░░░░ to have a crush ░░░░░░░░ capital in the banks ░░░░░░░░ we don t do ░░░░░░░░ about this.”