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      As Housing Crisis Deepens, Corporate Landlords Applaud 'Weak' Biden Renter Protections

      "The Biden administration has apparently decided to assume that corporate landlords are good-faith actors with their tenants' best interests at heart, despite all of the evidence to the contrary, and just plain common sense."

      Julia Conley
      Jan 26, 2023

      Economic justice advocates on Thursday said that to determine the strength of the Biden administration's new nonbinding push for renter protections from the federal and state governments and private sector, one needs to look only at the elated response from corporate landlords.

      The Revolving Door Project (RDP) pointed to comments from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), lobbying groups that represents landlords, that followed the White House's unveiling on Wednesday of its "Resident-Centered Housing Challenge" and "Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights."

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      After Latest Fed Rate Hike, Housing Justice Activists Demand Biden Act to Fight Soaring Rents

      "Tenants need immediate action from the White House to regulate rent and provide more certainty for millions of people struggling to make ends meet," said one campaigner.

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 15, 2022

      A grassroots advocacy coalition on Thursday demanded that the Biden administration "address the acute crisis that so many families are feeling today by pursuing rent stabilization policies to stop the skyrocketing cost of housing."

      "The Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate hikes ignore corporate landlords' role in creating and maintaining this crisis."

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      Disappointed by Climate Speech, Activists Say People Are Dying 'While Biden Dithers'

      "The world's burning up from California to Croatia, and right now Biden's fighting fire with the trickle from a garden hose."

      Jessica Corbett
      Jul 20, 2022

      Climate campaigners expressed frustration Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden announced new climate actions but refused to declare a national emergency, despite mounting public and political pressure.

      "This week's apocalyptic heatwaves make it clear that these steps are overdue and way too small."

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