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Bustle: This Anti-Debbie Wasserman Schultz Ad Claims Her Bipartisan Efforts Say Something Much More Sinister
An anti-Wasserman Schultz advertisement commissioned by the group Allied Progress begins, “President Obama was right when he condemned predatory payday lenders for trapping hardworking Americans in a vicious cycle of debt.”
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International Business Times: Democratic Leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz Slammed For Payday Loan Industry Connections
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the head of the Democratic National Committee, is catching flak from a progressive group over her opposition to stricter regulation of the payday lending industry. The group Allied Progress said Thursday it would air a television ad targeting “Debt Trap Debbie” in her home state ahead of the primary there.
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Wall Street Journal: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Payday-Loan Stand Targeted in Ad Campaign
A progressive group stepped up attacks on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, with an ad campaign highlighting her ties to the payday-loan industry.
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Politico: “Debt Trap Debbie” Television Ads Launched
Allied Progress will begin airing an ad today in D.C. and in Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s south Florida district accusing the Democratic National Committee chairwoman of trying to thwart the CFPB’s crackdown on payday lenders.
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New TV Ad Pushes Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Stop Sabotaging Obama’s Efforts to Rein in Payday Lenders
At least twice, Wasserman Schultz has taken official actions to benefit industry just before or after receiving thousands of dollars in payday lender contributions.
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Politico: Nonprofit Group Targets Wasserman Schultz Over Payday Lenders
Allied Progress is hammering Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a television ad that will begin airing Thursday for “sabotaging” President Barack Obama’s efforts to hold payday lenders accountable.
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As Controversial Voter Registration Requirement Heads to Court, New Report Sheds Light on Its Fringe Ideological Origins
Report from Allied Progress Highlights Kansas Secretary of State’s Extreme Agenda and Dangers of Legitimizing “Proof-of-Citizenship” Requirements.
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FuelFix: China Keeping an Eye on Surging U.S. Oil and Gas Production
Advertisements launched by Allied Progress this summer said oil exports would “raise gas prices, cost U.S. jobs and help grow China’s economy while putting our energy future at greater risk.”
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Advocates Push Back Against Deceptive, Industry- Funded Academic “Research” on Payday Lending
Following the release of an explosive new report revealing how the payday lending industry finances and influences “academic research,” a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations is calling the country’s leading payday lending industry trade group and its member companies to disavow the fraudulent research and sever its ties with the controversial foundation and individuals responsible for orchestrating the studies.
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Report Reveals Payday Lenders Paid for At Least One Favorable “Academic” Study
Today, Campaign for Accountability released a new report, Academic Deception, exposing the payday lending industry’s efforts to produce so-called “academic research” to promote its agenda.