No questions for @POTUS upon his return to the White House from Camp David — I'll be in the 1:30pm briefing with @PressSec and @GeneSperling46 ... what do you want to see me ask them?
@POTUS @PressSec @GeneSperling46 @katierogers Briefing delayed again, per pooler @katierogers — now starting at 2:30pm
We're starting now... @GeneSperling46 kicking things off by addressing concerns with the housing market and evictions
Sperling says last week, the reality hit the White House that Delta variant is hitting people at-risk for eviction the hardest... "this was us responding to a new reality... with an aggressive set of actions"
"I think much of it... our country did not have the national infrastructure for" distributing emergency rental aid, Sperling says
"We're doing everything we can" to get that money out the door
"On Sep 30, the one stick you have, is that Treasury is allowed to reallocate funds" that are less than 60% distributed by states, local govs
.@Yamiche asks a good q about admin's hesitance to go straight to SCOTUS and the possibility court strikes down Biden's wide-ranging use of emergency health-related funds
Sperling says it's certainly a "consideration" that impacted their decision making
Sperling says it's certainly a "consideration" that impacted their decision making
"No, I don't," Sperling says about whether or not "millions" of ppl will lose their homes
Psaki opens by letting press know @SecCardona will brief reporters this week on school reeopening matters
.@JonLemire following up on @Yamiche's question about challenging SCOTUS' eviction ruling...
Psaki says Biden has "not given up" on potential legal action, but is also concentrating on "policy options"
Psaki says Biden has "not given up" on potential legal action, but is also concentrating on "policy options"
"It's clearly a priority to the president... he wanted to see an extension in January in the American Rescue Plan"
On #LoveIsNotTourism, Psaki says no update on a timeline for a decicion re: reopening US to vaccinated international travelers
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