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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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Memo to Media: Congress Must Investigate Its Payday Problem
The actions of these Congressmen cast a shadow of serious impropriety over their tenure in the House of Representatives and must be investigated.
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The Pitch: Ethics Complaint Alleges Kevin Yoder and Blaine Luetkemeyer Are Carrying Water for the Payday Lending Industry
Kevin Yoder took more campaign donations from the payday-lending industry than any other member of the U.S. Congress between 2011 and 2015, according to a new study by Allied Progress.
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Washington Times: Obama Stands Firm Against Lifting Oil Export Ban Despite Potential Economic Benefits
“Big oil is all hat and no cattle when it comes to their claims of momentum in the face of these facts. [Friday’s] vote was nothing more than another piece of meaningless political theater by a dysfunctional House of Representatives that routinely passes legislation with no hope of success,” said Karl Frisch, executive director of the group Allied Progress, a liberal advocacy group that’s been leading the fight against the House legislation.
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Ring of Fire: “Cheaper by the Dozen” Payday Lending Report Discussed
Allied Progress executive director Karl Frisch appeared on the 10/11/2015 broadcast of radio’s nationally syndicated Ring of Fire to discuss the organizations new report detailing suspiciously timed campaign contributions from payday lenders to a dozen Congressmen.
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RT America: U.S. House Votes to Lift 40-year-old Ban on Crude Oil Exports
The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of lifting a four-decade ban on oil exports. Lifting the prohibition has been a years-long priority for the oil industry and its lobbyists.