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Washington Times: Advocacy Group Steps up Attack on Debbie Wasserman Schultz Over Payday Lending
The advocacy group Allied Progress is stepping up its campaign attacking Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on payday lending, announcing plans Monday to put up billboards in the Florida Democrat’s home state that say she’s not on President Obama’s side on the issue.
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FloridaPolitics.com: Billboards Take Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Task on Payday Loans
“‘Debt Trap Debbie’ is siding with payday lenders rather than President Obama,” is the message being displayed on two illuminated billboards placed in heavily used traffic routes in Wasserman Schultz’ South Florida congressional district.
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New Billboards Hit Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Undermining Obama on Payday Lending Reform
“Debt Trap Debbie” Campaign Expands, Lights Up South Florida
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International Business Times: Why Elizabeth Warren Is Fighting Florida’s Payday Lending Model; Lenders Collect Billions From The Poor
Wasserman Schultz, whom the liberal activist group Allied Progress claims has accepted $68,000 in contributions from the payday industry since 2006, argues that Florida’s payday rules are better for consumers than the proposed CFPB regulations.
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International Business Times: Warren Backs Payday Loan Regulation, Dem Leader Touts Permissive ‘Florida Model’
The bill drew new attention last week after the progressive group Allied Progress launched an ad campaign targeting Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida’s 23rd district. The group says Wasserman Schultz has accepted $68,000 from the payday lending industry, implying that those funds led to her support for the bill.
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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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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.