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

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BUSH: “How do we sleep when we know that many people are unhoused? This was an existential crisis of cruelty in the richest country in the world before the pandemic. The pandemic has made this situation far worse and far deadlier, with the rent and utility burdens rapidly increasing at a time when corporate profits are soaring. Corporate profits are soaring. This legislation will provide the people with the relief that they need. Today I'm proud to stand here, I'm proud to join Congresswoman Omar and my colleagues as we work on this fighting for the basic right of shelter. We're talking about shelter for people. This is something that should not be negotiable. This is something that we should not have to have a discussion about. We are laying the groundwork for a future where housing is a fundamental right. When you come home and you walk up to your door, and you have to think about, is there an eviction notice on my door, when you wake up in the morning wondering if today is the day, and you know if today is the day that you got to go buy trash bags because you don't have enough money even to put your stuff in boxes to move, this is our work. So we thank the Congresswoman and all of our colleagues for standing up for all the people. Thank you."