WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on July 30, 2021, at a hearing on the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act:

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We're here today on an emergency measure concerning the eviction moratorium. As members of the committee know, a nationwide eviction moratorium has been in place since last September. It has since been extended multiple times and expires tomorrow.