“Who Is Next?” Payday Lending Accountability Ad Runs on Inside Cover of Politico Print Edition
This morning, Allied Progress brings the “who is next?” payday lending accountability campaign targeting those who continue to undermine President Obama on payday lending reform to the pages of Politico’s with a full-page ad on the print edition’s inside cover:
In March, Allied Progress launched the “Debt Trap Debbie” campaign with a television ad in Wasserman Schultz’s South Florida district and an online petition at DebtTrapDebbie.com calling on her to “stop sabotaging President Obama’s hard work to hold payday lenders accountable.” Wasserman Schultz has received over $68,000 in contributions from the industry while in Congress and is a co-sponsor of a bill that would delay protections for borrowers while paving the way for payday lenders to continue preying on vulnerable Americans. In April, Allied Progress sponsored two billboards in Wasserman Schultz’s district and a mobile billboard in the nation’s capital. Wasserman Schultz has been aggressively challenged on her payday lending stance in local and national media as a result of the effort. This week Allied Progress is sponsoring POLITICO’s Morning Money as it expands its payday lending reform accountability campaign by asking the public to help it select the next congressional payday pal it should expose.