Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: This is the kind of heartless crap our party chair is up to [View all]Omaha Steve
(109,166 posts)11. DNC Chair Joins GOP Attack On Elizabeth Warren’s Agency
She took payday loan payola and slams a leading D Senator. Still think SHE is a D?
Tim was flirting with 1 million raised this month from small individual donations. He has more in state donations than DWS!
OS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/debbie-wasserman-schultz-paylenders-cfpb_us_56d4ce38e4b03260bf77e8fc
Payday lenders get a new ally.
03/01/2016 11:04 am ET | Updated May 17, 2016
WASHINGTON Payday lenders have been gunning for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since the day President Barack Obama tapped Elizabeth Warren to set up the new agency. Theyve had plenty of help from congressional Republicans longtime recipients of campaign contributions from the payday loan industry. As the CFPB has moved closer to adopting new rules to shield families from predatory lending, the GOP has assailed the agency from every conceivable angle going after its budget, attempting to tie its hands with new layers of red tape, fomenting conspiracy theories about rogue regulators illegally shutting down businesses and launching direct attacks on payday loan rules themselves.
To date, the GOP blitz has resulted in a few close shaves for the young agency, but no actual defeats. But the industry has cultivated a powerful new ally in recent weeks: Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.).
Wasserman Schultz is co-sponsoring a new bill that would gut the CFPBs forthcoming payday loan regulations. Shes also attempting to gin up Democratic support for the legislation on Capitol Hill, according to a memo obtained by The Huffington Post.
LISTEN to HuffPosts analysis of the bill in the latest episode of the So That Happened politics podcast below. The discussion begins at the 53:35 mark:
FULL story at link.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
73 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
If Obama wore a blue tie, and Hillary said it was red, and a poster on here said "no it is blue"
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#8
She allied herself with Sheldon Adelson to send Florida Medical Marijuana users to prison.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2016
#18
Not a right wing smear. Truth against a right-winger pretending to be a Democrat.
backscatter712
Jun 2016
#19
The right is all in favor of payday lenders and fewer regulations in general.
Enthusiast
Jun 2016
#35
She also ditched President Obama's reforms to keep lobbyists donations out of the DNC.
jillan
Jun 2016
#5
It's simple, she is a corporate shill deluxe, and they have hijacked the party.
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#9
How can anyone in our party tolerate that? Why are we not united in our offense at this? Am I still
Vote2016
Jun 2016
#15
A segment of our party is now far right, that's how. Besides predatory lending, they favor
Doctor_J
Jun 2016
#22
after each loss we've had mass struggle sessions where everyone self-examined, confessed their
MisterP
Jun 2016
#43
Being completely unable to manage the primaries in a fair and impartial manner. n/t
backscatter712
Jun 2016
#27
Remember the cone of silence? That seems to be where some of the Clinton supporters
Doctor_J
Jun 2016
#57
BUT she is a member of the democratic party and Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee.
avaistheone1
Jun 2016
#58
It does not matter what her politics are, by backing this she shows herself to be aligned with evil
Scalded Nun
Jun 2016
#59