The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today is launching a paid advertising campaign to hold Congresswoman McSally accountable for voting to delay critical protections for U.S. troops from predatory lenders. As McSally returns home to Arizona’s 2nd District for this week’s congressional recess, she will be met with mailers and digital ads targeted to reach Arizona’s impacted military families, the same constituency that she just turned her back on in Washington.
“By voting to delay protections for our troops from predatory lenders, Congresswoman McSally made it clear that she’ll go to bat for payday lenders and special interests, even if it means turning her back on service members and their families,” said Matt Thornton of the DCCC. “Perhaps she thought she could get away with voting against our troops during a late-night committee markup, but we will be using this recess to hold her accountable for her shamefully wrong priorities.”
Background:
Huffington Post: House GOP “Under Pressure From The Banking Lobby” Pushed Legislation To Block Predatory Lending Protections For Soldiers. “House Republicans are pushing legislation to block predatory lending protections for American soldiers, under pressure from the banking lobby. GOP lawmakers tucked the deregulation item into the National Defense Authorization Act — a major bill setting the military’s funding, along with a number of other controversial terms on Guantanamo Bay and other issues. If the banking item is enacted, it would impose a one-year delay on new Department of Defense rules meant to shield military families from abusive terms on payday loans and other forms of high-interest credit.” [Huffington Post, 4/29/15]
ThinkProgress: “Majority Republicans quietly inserted language into the gigantic defense legislation that would override a Pentagon push to enhance consumer protections for men and women in uniform.” [ThinkProgress, 4/29/15]
McSally Voted Against Removing Language Postponing Protections For Service Members From Predatory Lenders. “House Democrats successfully knocked down a GOP plan early Thursday morning that would have blocked predatory lending protections for American soldiers. Republicans had slipped the deregulation measure into the National Defense Authorization Act — a major bill that sets the military’s funding levels. The bill would have imposed a one-year delay on new Department of Defense rules designed to shield military families from abusive terms on payday loans and other forms of expensive short-term credit.” McSally was one of 30 Republicans to oppose the amendment. [Huffington Post, 4/30/15]
Huffington Post: “Republicans Already Under Fire For Voting To Block Predatory Lending Protections For Troops.” [Huffington Post, 5/04/15]