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Groups Call on Dem Senate Leaders to Appoint Bold Nominees to Vital Independent Agencies
Allied Progress joined nearly three dozen national organizations in calling on Democratic Senate Leadership to nominate individuals with unimpeachable independence.
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Politico: Warren Allies Ramp Up Campaign Against Trump Treasury Pick
A separate site created by Allied Progress (alliedprogress.com/foreclosureking) offers a form that will send complaints about Mnuchin to a voter’s two senators. Allied Progress executive director Karl Frisch said the group had started activating social media and email alerts and was “not taking anything off the table.”
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Dallas Morning News: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Slams Dallas Rep. Hensarling’s Dodd-Frank Proposal as ‘Wet Kiss’ to Wall Street
Allied Progress, a left-leaning advocacy group, also accuses Hensarling of pandering to his deep-pocketed donors. Karl Frisch, executive director of Allied Progress, notes Hensarling has collected millions in campaign donations from the financial industry since 2010. Emerson dismissed that accusation, pointing out that Hensarling has opposed Dodd-Frank since its inception.
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Common Dreams: Warren’s CFPB Cracks Down on Predatory Lenders—But Will It Be Enough?
On Thursday, Allied Progress executive director Karl Frisch declared: “It’s time for our Representatives in Congress to speak up and let us know where they stand. Do they support the CFPB’s proposed rule, or not? Will they champion the needs of their constituents and those caught in the payday lending debt trap or that of the predatory lenders who fill many of their campaign bank accounts?”
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Politico: Warren Wing Clashes With Wasserman Schultz on Payday Lending
The debate has spawned bipartisan legislation backed by Wasserman Schultz to delay the new rules for two years, a move that she says would give states time to adopt stricter laws. That stance has drawn attack ads by opponents of the industry. Allied Progress, a liberal group, recently launched a $100,000 ad campaign against Wasserman Schultz.
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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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Esquire Magazine: Wall Street Goons Are Coming for Senator Professor Warren
According to Allied Progress, Luetkemeyer is an old friend to the banking and predatory lending industry, receiving more than $1 million in campaign donations from the industry.