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Pressure Mounts on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to Resign
Acosta Under Fire from All Sides as Epstein Sex Trafficking Details Emerge WASHINGTON D.C. — Following the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein for alleged sex trafficking and sexual assault of minors, a chorus of voices from across the political spectrum are calling on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign, given his role in giving Epstein a…
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Secretary Acosta Must Resign as Jeffrey Epstein Finally Faces Real Justice
Acosta Should Have Been Gone the Day a Federal Judge Ruled He Broke the Law By Not Disclosing His Wrist-Slap Plea Deal for Epstein to the Victims Washington D.C. (July 8th, 2019) – Following this morning’s press conference with federal prosecutors in New York announcing Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with sex trafficking involving underage girls and that…
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Congress Must Conduct Independent Investigation Into Alex Acosta’s Actions During The Jeffrey Epstein Case
No one should be above the law, especially not the people enforcing it.
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Allied Progress statement on the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges in New York
Washington D.C. (July 6th, 2019) — In response to reports that Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested on sex trafficking charges in New York, Allied Progress director Derek Martin issued the following statement: “Jeffrey Epstein’s victims are finally getting their day in court ten years after watching their horror stories swept under the rug to protect…
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MUST READ: Philly Inquirer : ‘Your student loan servicers — Navient, Nelnet, and FedLoan — pay big bucks to CEOs and lobbyists’
Read the story HERE; reaction from Derek Martin, director of consumer watchdog group Allied Progress: “Like the mortgage crisis before it, the student debt crisis is rewarding those at the top handsomely while average Americans struggle under a $1.6 trillion weight on their shoulders. Just last week Secretary Betsy DeVos gutted rules designed to protect students…
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Say What?! New Trump Economic Report Claims More Payday Loans Will Raise Household Incomes
Trump Jumps Gun, Counts CFPB’s Proposed Rule Scrapping Payday Protections as a Given to Make Highly Dubious Conclusions Washington D.C. – File Under: Fantasy Land Economics. Today, Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors released a new report that included one particularly eyebrow-raising claim: that unrestricted access to payday loans are good for household incomes. Despite a clear history of predatory practices and…
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Thanks to Lowered Standards Under Trump, Big Banks Coast Through Stress Tests
Trump, GOP Deregulatory Efforts Send Clear Message: We Don’t Care If Banks Can Weather the Next Recession Washington D.C. – It’s now reported all 18 of the biggest U.S. banks have passed this year’s stress tests, having met the minimum capital requirements that determine their ability to absorb losses in the event of an economic…
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As CFPB Comment Deadline Looms, Allied Progress Releases Top 3 Reasons Why Director Kraninger Should Strengthen Overdraft Fee ‘Opt-In’ Rule
Washington D.C.– As the July 1st deadline nears for public comment ahead of the Trump CFPB’s review of the “opt-in” rule for overdraft fees on debit and ATM cards, consumer watchdog group Allied Progress rolled out the Top 3 Reasons why Director Kraninger should build on the rule’s success. The 2009 “opt-in” rule has saved consumers billions of dollars by barring the…
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CFPB Official Paul Watkins Says He Only Worked For Hate Group’s Training Arm
CFPB Official Paul Watkins Claims His Work for Anti-LGBT Hate Group Didn’t Include Advocacy – If You Don’t Count Training the Next Generation of Anti-Equality Advocates Allied Progress Calls On Director Kraninger to Ensure Watkins Never Gets Power to Exempt Companies from Anti-Discrimination Laws Washington D.C.– As Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Reps. Katie Porter and…
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CFPB Official Paul Watkins Called Out at Congressional Hearing Over Ties to Anti-LBGT Hate Group, Makes No Apologies, Feigns Ignorance of ADF’s Well-Documented History
Watkins responds to new Allied Progress report finding the CFPB’s Office of Innovation Director may soon have the power to exempt companies from anti-discrimination laws.