AOC wants state and federal rent cancellations amid coronavirus pandemic
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday called for state and federal rent cancellations for tenants struggling to pay their bills during the coronavirus pandemic.
βWe need to make sure that rent cancellation happens on the state and federal level,β Ocasio-Cortez said during a virtual town hall hosted by New York tenant advocacy organizations.
The Democratic lawmaker said that in private conversations sheβs pressed Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pass such a policy.
βIf the next step is to now escalate and make these requests publicly, I am fine doing that,β said Ocasio-Cortez.