//We know how to prevent up to 40 million people from being evicted. It’s up to Congress to do it.

We know how to prevent up to 40 million people from being evicted. It’s up to Congress to do it.

Thousands of court-ordered evictions are occuring nationwide despite a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moratorium for renters impacted by the pandemic. | John Moore/Getty Images

Millions of Americans face eviction in a “completely predictable and entirely preventable” crisis as the CDC’s moratorium is set to expire on New Year’s Eve.

Seven months into her fight to stay housed, 48-year-old Kimberly is furious.

“I’m angry that people can think so little of human life,” she told Vox.

In 2016 — after massive floods in her hometown of Houston, Texas, left her homeless and she was forced to abandon her cat to stay safe — she thought she’d never be in that position again. She got a job, found a place to live, and rescued three dogs she refers to as her “fur babies.”

But after Covid-19 hit, she lost hours