RUSH TRANSCRIPT GIBSON August ░░░░░░░░ rent is due for ░░░░░░░░ of Americans and they ░░░░░░░░ in danger of losing ░░░░░░░░ homes as a result ░░░░░░░░ s a stark reality ░░░░░░░░ federal protections ended at ░░░░░░░░ Cash strapped Americans will ░░░░░░░░ receiving 600 in benefits ░░░░░░░░ is happening at nearly ░░░░░░░░ million people in the ░░░░░░░░ don t have enough ░░░░░░░░ eat That s a ░░░░░░░░ number as you take ░░░░░░░░ look at that Joining ░░░░░░░░ right now is die ░░░░░░░░ Yentel who s president ░░░░░░░░ the housing coalition In ░░░░░░░░ words we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ wave of evictions in ░░░░░░░░ and if Congress doesn ░░░░░░░░ act could we see ░░░░░░░░ tsunami Give me a ░░░░░░░░ how bad it is ░░░░░░░░ now YENTEL It s ░░░░░░░░ clear if Congress doesn ░░░░░░░░ act we ll see ░░░░░░░░ tremendous wave of evictions ░░░░░░░░ homelessness across the country ░░░░░░░░ fact the wave has ░░░░░░░░ and if Congress doesn ░░░░░░░░ react soon it will ░░░░░░░░ a tsunami and we ░░░░░░░░ running out of time ░░░░░░░░ action Anywhere from 19 ░░░░░░░░ 23 million renters are ░░░░░░░░ risk of becoming evicted ░░░░░░░░ the coming months GIBSON ░░░░░░░░ does that mean Are ░░░░░░░░ going to see more ░░░░░░░░ on the streets Is ░░░░░░░░ going to be taxing ░░░░░░░░ What does that mean ░░░░░░░░ It could It depends ░░░░░░░░ when Congress acts These ░░░░░░░░ are struggling to pay ░░░░░░░░ rent before Covid 19 ░░░░░░░░ along Many of the ░░░░░░░░ income renters were paying ░░░░░░░░ 70 of their income ░░░░░░░░ trying to keep a ░░░░░░░░ over their heads Many ░░░░░░░░ them have lost Jobs ░░░░░░░░ lost wages at work ░░░░░░░░ have reduced wages It ░░░░░░░░ harder than ever for ░░░░░░░░ to pay the rent ░░░░░░░░ landlords move forward and ░░░░░░░░ the families they have ░░░░░░░░ few option is available ░░░░░░░░ them They ll likely ░░░░░░░░ or triple up with ░░░░░░░░ families in overcrowded housing ░░░░░░░░ they ll have to ░░░░░░░░ to shelter systems sleeping ░░░░░░░░ cars sleeping in rvs ░░░░░░░░ encampments all of them ░░░░░░░░ situations and all of ░░░░░░░░ in difficult situations where ░░░░░░░░ s difficult if not ░░░░░░░░ to socially distance There ░░░░░░░░ also a possible increase ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 cases GIBSON ░░░░░░░░ pandemic has disproportionately impacted ░░░░░░░░ and brown communities we ░░░░░░░░ that health wise of ░░░░░░░░ but financially as well ░░░░░░░░ would you say races ░░░░░░░░ a role when it ░░░░░░░░ to who s impacted ░░░░░░░░ by this YENTEL The ░░░░░░░░ crises has heightened the ░░░░░░░░ of eviction of black ░░░░░░░░ brown renters but the ░░░░░░░░ is not new because ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic racism there ░░░░░░░░ harm to people of ░░░░░░░░ in our housing system ░░░░░░░░ black and brown renters ░░░░░░░░ disproportionately likely to be ░░░░░░░░ income rent burdened and ░░░░░░░░ now these in equities ░░░░░░░░ compounded by the Covid ░░░░░░░░ So they re disproportionately ░░░░░░░░ with infections and fatalities ░░░░░░░░ and Latinos are burdened ░░░░░░░░ a disproportionate amount of ░░░░░░░░ loss from these historic ░░░░░░░░ losses and now their ░░░░░░░░ and with it their ░░░░░░░░ to stay safe and ░░░░░░░░ are at risk GIBSON ░░░░░░░░ it s almost like ░░░░░░░░ triple factor where we ░░░░░░░░ more affected by this ░░░░░░░░ financially as well and ░░░░░░░░ housing Interesting Diane yentel ░░░░░░░░ you.”